Drug ring leader collared in Marikina City

A suspected drug ring leader, along with two high-value targets, were arrested during a buy-bust operation along Kabayani Road in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, on Feb. 22. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspects as Cherry Gonzales, alias Che-che, Ronnel Latabe and Alvin Caringal, all residents of Marikina City. Latabe and Caringal were tagged as high-value targets while Gonzales was the alleged drug leader of the “Che-Che” group. Confiscated from the suspects were 19 plastic sachets containing more or less 15 grams of suspected “shabu” with an estimated value of P102,000, added the EPD. Charges of violation of Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, will be filed against the suspects.

—Abby Boiser