3 drug suspects arrested in Lacnog, Tabuk City

Tabuk City, Kalinga—Three men were arrested after authorities searched their homes and recovered an illegal substance suspected to be shabu in the morning of June 29 in Barangay Lacnog during the issuance of various search warrants.

The police, armed with search warrants addressed to five individuals in the area, started the search at around 4:52 AM with the execution of search warrant # 16-2021 addressed to a certain Ricky Balway, 30, and listed as a High-Value Individual.

Balway was later arrested after the discovery of eight pieces of small heat-sealed sachets alleged to be shabu, weighing 2 grams and with an estimated value of P13,600 from his possession.

At around 6:50 AM, search warrant #18-2021 was served with the witnesses since the target individual left the house in the evening. The search yielded a negative result.

At 8:10 AM, through search warrant #15-2021, authorities also searched the house of a certain Tonton Oggay Palangdao, 28, jobless. Said operation resulted in his arrest after a small container containing a substance suspected to be shabu, weighing 5 grams with an estimated value of Php34,000 was found by the operatives.

Then at 8:12 AM, search warrant #14-2021 was also served but without the concerned individual. The operatives found nothing illegal at his home.

Lastly, the police in a later operation served search warrant # 17-2021 that resulted in the apprehension of Elmer Allib, 40. The police discovered a small heat-sealed sachet weighing 2.5 grams with an estimated value of P17,004 from his home.

All the three arrested suspects along with the pieces of evidence were brought to Tabuk City Police Station for proper disposition.

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