TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — A son of a provincial fiscal was arrested on Tuesday night, in a buy bust operation in Barangay Manga, Tagbilaran City.
Policemen pounced on Jade Barimbao Delusa, 32, after he allegedly handed a small packet of shabu to an undercover agent in exchange for P3,000.
Also seized from the suspect were four big and 13 small sachets of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) weighing 25 grams each, and with a total worth of P295,000, and other drug paraphernalia.
Delusa is the son of provincial fiscal Macario Delusa. The Philippine Daily Inquirer tried to call the prosecutor but he could not be reached for comment.
Supt. George Acol Vale, Tagbilaran City police chief, identified Delusa as “Tagbilaran City’s No. 1 drug personality.”
Senior Inspector Jojit Mananquil, team leader of Provincial Intelligence Branch-Special Operations Group (PIB-SOG), said Delusa was a level one drug pusher in Tagbilaran and neighboring towns.
Mananquil said Delusa was under surveillance for months after they received complaints about his illegal drug activities.
The Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG) and the PIB-SOG immediately planned a buy-bust operation.
It was around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday when the poseur buyer met Delusa at Purok 2 in Barangay Manga where the purchase was made.
Mananquil said illegal drug charges would be filed against Delusa at the prosecutor’s office on Wednesday.
He also warned those involved in illegal drugs that they would face the full force of the law if caught.
“We enforce the law without fear or favor,” he said.
The Bohol Provincial Police Office listed Tagbilaran City as among the 10 deeply infiltrated areas in the province.
Several drug pushers had been killed recently in what police said was the result of a shootout during the sting operations. SFM