Bohol ‘drug queen’ yields P25.9-M ‘shabu’

Alleged “drug queen” Maida Quimson Jabines (right) and her four suspected drug runners are presented to the media in Bohol on Saturday. At least 2.2 kilos of “shabu” worth P25.9 million are seized in a raid conducted on Jabines’ rented apartment on Friday afternoon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/RIC OBEDENCIO

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol—At least 2.2 kilograms of “shabu” worth P25.9 million have been seized in a raid conducted on the rented house of the province’s alleged “drug queen.”

Insp. Jojiet Mananquil of the BPPO’s Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) said the amount of shabu seized in the house of Maida Quimson Jabines was the province’s largest drug haul.

Jabines, 47, a native of Sierra-Bullones town, and her four alleged runners were detained at the Bohol Provincial Police Office in Tagbilaran City pending filing of charges.

These include violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and illegal possession of firearms as well as violation of the election gun ban.

The four were identified as Daryl Louie Quimson, Ruel Vitor, Rosulo Pamaong and James Louie Bongalos.

Bohol police officials presented the suspects to the media on Saturday but the latter declined to give a statement on the allegations leveled against them.

The raid on Friday stemmed from the search warrant issued by Judge Suceso Arcamo of the Regional Trial Court Branch 47 in Tagbilaran City.

Senior Insp. Ricardo Tero of PIB said the raid was conducted at 4:40 p.m. on Friday at the rented house of Jabines in Barangay Cogon in this city.

The four alleged runners of Jabines were arrested during the raid.

“Vitor was at the house to remit his sales. Others were there to either use or buy drugs from Jabines,” said Tero.

Seized inside the house were one big pack, nine medium packs and one small pack, which weighed a total of 2.2 kilos and had a market value of least P25.9 million.

Tero said they also confiscated firearms and other drug paraphernalia in the house.

He said Jabines was dubbed “drug queen” because of the amount of shabu seized from her during Friday’s operation, which was a product of weeks of surveillance.

Tero also said Jabines had a network of drug pushers operating in Tagbilaran City and in neighboring towns. RC