Mindanaotoday.com | Drug suspect falls in Iligan
Iligan City – By virtue of a search warrant, police arrested a drug suspect and seized some 20 grams of prohibited substance at Saray village here on Tuesday, May 23.
Police Station 5 named the suspect as Ronald B. Caliao, 46, married, and a resident of Zone 2, of said village.
Taken from Caliao were 45 plastic sachets of white crystalline substance, believed to be shabu, with street value of about P141 thousand.
Seized items were turned over to the crime laboratory for thorough examinations.
The suspect was under police custodial facility, awaiting filing of charges for violation of Sect. 11, Art. II of R.A. 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
“This underlines our relentless pursuit of justice,” said Police Brig. Gen. Lawrence B. Coop, in a press statement the Police Regional Information Office released Thursday, May 25.
Coop reminded law-enforcers to wear body-worn cameras at all times in police operations for transparency and accountability.
He said he recognized the information tipped to them which led to the successful police operation in this city. – Uriel C. Quilinguing with a report from RPIO-PRO-10