Suspected drug pusher dead, 7 others nabbed in drug stings in Bicol | Inquirer News

Suspected drug pusher dead, 7 others nabbed in drug stings in Bicol

By: - Correspondent / @msarguellesINQ
/ 10:37 AM July 05, 2019

LEGAZPI CITY –– An alleged illegal drug pusher was killed and seven others were arrested by police anti-narcotics agents on Thursday in separate drug stings in the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Masbate, a police report said Friday.

Major King Calipay, administrative officer at Albay police, said Francis Xavier Del Rosario, 44, of Barangay Batang in Ligao City, was killed in a shootout with police in Ligao Pension House in Barangay Sta. Cruz at 5:20 p.m.

Calipay said Del Rosario, sensing that the transaction was a police set-up, drew his handgun, forcing the police to fire at him.

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Del Rosario was taken to a nearby hospital but died on the way there.

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During the same buy-bust operation, Carla Marbella, 22, Del Rosario’s companion, was arrested at the pension house.

Seized were several sachets of suspected shabu (crystal meth).

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In Naga City, police nabbed Carlo Llantero, Nickie Gianan, and John Darcy while selling suspected shabu to an undercover police agent in Barangay Mabulo, at 5:10 p.m., Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson said.

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The police seized from the suspects three sachets weighing 10 grams of shabu with a street value of P68,000 and a .38 caliber revolver.

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In a subsequent drug sting in Calabanga town, Camarines Sur, Richard Ian Cunanan, and Wilfredo Briñas Jr. were caught selling shabu in Barangay Sabang at 9:20 p.m.

Seized were eight sachets of shabu and drug paraphernalia.

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In San Jacinto town in Masbate, police arrested Ruth Grafilo, 47, while selling suspected shabu in Barangay District 4 at 4:15 p.m.

Seized were six sachets of shabu. (Editor: Leti Boniol)

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TAGS: Albay, arrests, buy-bust, drug pusher, Local news, Masbate, Police, shabu

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