SUBIC, Zambales — A suspected leader of a crime gang and two of his cohorts yielded P2-million worth of illegal drugs, gun and ammos in a buy-bust operation conducted by joint elements of the Zambales PNP and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Barangay Calapacuan here on Nov. 22.
Police identified those arrested as Roger Janawi y Hamajad, 43, of Barangay Calapacuan, listed as the leader of the Janawi Criminal Group; John Paul Lacbain y Lanang, 28, of Barangay Mangan Vaca, Subic; and Ace Villones y Delos Santos, 25, of Barangay San Nicolas, Castillejos. All three are in the police drugwatch list. Zambales.
The arrests were effected after a police poseur-buyer managed to transact a deal with the suspects,
Recovered from Janawi were 13 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, one .38 Smith & Wesson pistol loaded with six live ammos; a digital weighing scale, disposable lighter, a pair of scissors, and a bundle of empty transparent plastic sachets; the P1,000 bill that served as buy-bust money and nine P1,000 bills as boodle money.
Seized from Lacbain were 20 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu; one sling bag, a driver’s license card, and three Palawan Express receipts.
All dangerous drugs contained in the 33 sachets recovered from the suspects weighed 296 grams with standard drug price of P2,012,800.
The suspects now face charges for violation of Section 5 in relation to 26b and Section 11 of Article II under RA 9165, RA 10591 and BP 881 before the Provincial Prosecutor Satellite Office, Castillejos, Zambales.
Commended for the successful operations were personnel of drug enforcement unit of the Subic Municipal Police Station led by Capt. Raul Corpuz, PDEA-Zambales, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 3 and 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company-Zambales, Regional Intelligence Unit-3 and the Zambales provincial intelligence and drug enforcement units.
