Senior Supt. Danilo Peralta, North Cotabato police director, identified the suspects as Akmad Simpal alias Madz and Berning Tayag, both residents of Barangay Langogan, Carmen.
Quoting a report from Carmen PNP, Peralta said four village chairmen, identified as Roger Alimanan, Usop Camansa, Igko Dalid and Omar Manampan, had just ended a meeting when they noticed Simpal and Tayag on board a motorbike acting suspiciously.
This prompted one of the village officials to check why Simpal was armed and acting suspiciously. Simpal failed to show documents for carrying his cal. 45 pistol.
A citizen arrest was carried out and when further checked, Simpal and Tayag yielded heat-sealed sachet of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu and P400 cash.
Tayag was also found to have been carrying another sachet of shabu.