4 People Arrested in a Buy-Bust Operation in Brgy. Tangke, Talisay City
4 alleged drug personalities were nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangke, Talisay City on May 23, 2018. The operation was planned by OIC, Police Superintendent Marlu Palomaria Conag, accompanied by the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) to arrest the reported drug personalities in Brgy. Tangke, Talisay City.
According to the press release of the Talisay City Police, the buy-bust operation commenced at 6:55 in the morning, the operatives busted Rodney Anga Marinas alias ‘Topik’, 30 years of age, married, a resident of Sitio Kamanggahan, Barangay San Roque when he transacted illegal activity with a police officer. He was caught with a 200-peso bill, and 1 medium-sized and 10 small-sized sachets suspected to be shabu that was subject for the illegal transaction.
At the same moment Matias Surigao, 63 years old, widower, a resident of Sitio Magay, Brgy. Tangke, another drug personality was also arrested in the operation. The police confiscated in his possession 20 small sachets of suspected shabu.
A total of 5.55 grams of suspected shabu was seized from Marinas with an estimated street value of ₱ 40,500, while a total 1 gram of suspected shabu was seized from Surigao with an estimated street value of ₱ 5,000.
At around 7:30 in the morning, another drug personality was arrested in the drug buy-bust operation. A subject for the buy-bust operation Christian Obero Yares, 27 years old, single with live-in partner was arrested by the Talisay City police. The police seized in Obero’s possession 2 pieces of medium-sized sachet of suspected shabu, 15 pieces of small sachets of suspected shabu and cash used for the drug transaction.
After less than an hour Enegeim Cal Tecson, chased in the list of Yares, was arrested. The 18-year-old resident of Poblacion III, Minglanilla was caught in possession of 1 small sachet of suspected shabu.
More or less 10.75 grams of suspected shabu was seized from Yares with an estimated street value of ₱ 70,000 and 0.05 gram of suspected shabu was seized from Tecson with an estimated street value of ₱ 500.
The arrested alleged drug personalities were brought to Talisay City Police Station for further investigation and proper disposition of seized items. (Aljun Cainghog/Talisay City Police PR)
