BALMORES COUSINS NABBED PEDDLING SHABU IN PANIQUI, TARLAC

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Partners in crime for more than 10 years.
By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

This was revealed by 2 cousins who were arrested selling shabu at their residence at Barangay Poblacion Sur last Monday.

In the report of PSupt Joel Mendoza to Tarlac Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ritchie Posadas, apprehended were Reynold Roldan y Balmores, AKA Balweg, 31, and Ronald Balmores y Balmores, 39, when they sold shabu to policeman poseur buyer PO3 Joel Ian Agbanlog Jr.

The older Balmores admitted that the 2 of them have been into drugs for more than 10 years.
He said they resort to selling “bato” to support their vice.

“Matigas ang magpinsan, ayaw sabihin ang source nila. Kaya ang conclusion, ‘pag lumaya sila itutuloy pa rin nila ang pagbebenta ng droga”, said Mendoza.

Mendoza also revealed that both Ronald and Reynold are on the Municipal Watchlist of Drug Personalities.

The 2 were charged of violation of Sections 5 (selling of illegal drugs) and 11 (possession of illegal drugs), Republic Act 9165. Under RA 9165, section 5 is a “no-bail” offense.

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IFI BISHOP DISOWNS ARRESTED 'ADDICT' PRIEST

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Drug addicts are liars.
By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

This came when the Bishop of Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) declared that arrested “Aglipayan church priest" Randy Valdez is not a member of the IFI.

Valdez, along with 2 others (Camille Franilla and Mike Raven Quinto), were arrested last Saturday in a buy bust operation by this town’s police led by PSupt Joel Mendoza.

In an interview upon his arrest, Valdez, who he is a native of this town, claimed he is a priest of the Aglipayan church and is the “destined priest” of the IFI church in the municipality of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija.

However, Bishop Dindo Ranojo, Diocesan Bishop of IFI Diocese of Tarlac, said, “Randy is not and has never been a member of IFI. Before I became a Bishop, I have worked in our national office and I did not encounter his name”.

“I do not even know if he is really a priest. He did not study at our schools”, added Ranojo.
The news on Valdez’s apprehension, “Priest, 2 others arrested for shabu”, trended in social media since it was posted here yesterday morning and many among IFI members commented negatively on his (Valdez) claim of being an IFI priest.

As of 10:23 PM today, the Valdez news has reached 79,155 views.
In a second interview this morning (August 9), Valdez admitted that he belongs to the Philippine Independent Catholic Church (PICC) and not with the IFI.

Sought for comment, Mendoza, this town’s police chief, said, “sinungaling si Valdez, sabi niya hindi niya kilala ‘yung babaeng kasama niya (Franilla), pero ‘nung I check namin ang cellphone niya napakarami nilang text na dalawa. Sabi niya hindi siya gumagamit ng drugs, pero positive siya sa lab test”.

Ranojo also disclosed that Valdez belongs to one of the several “factions” of their church.
“Valdez is a member of the PICC. He does not belong to the mainstream (Aglipayan church). Their group (illegally) occupied some of our churches”, also said Ranojo who, as bishop, is the head of the IFI in the province of Tarlac.

The founding of the IFI dates back during the Filipino uprising against the Spanish rule. It was born when Filipino revolutionary priest Gregorio Aglipay, the acknowledged founder of the church, and some other Filipino priests, disassociated from Spanish-led catholic church then.

Hence, IFI was more commonly known as Aglipayan in deference to Fr. Gregorio Aglipay who is the church’s first Obispo Maximo (Supreme Bishop).

IFI was formally founded in 1902.

Pressed for comment, Valdez begged not to further “make an issue on his claim that he is an IFI priest but said, “huwag na po sanang palakihin pa ang issue, kasi matagal na po akong nag-resign sa IFI”.
On this issue, Ranojo said, “hindi totoong nagresign si Randy (Valdez) sa IFI dahil hindi namin siya naging member. IFI is a world-wide church with more than 6 million members and is recognized by the Council of World Churches. We have no priest involved in drugs”.

Mendoza also revealed that Valdez’s claim of being an Aglipayan priest was validated with Cayupo chief of police, PSInsp Abraham Atencio.

“Before we wrote it on our (police) report that Valdez is a priest of the Aglipayan church, we validated his allegation with the chief of police of Cuyapo. Atencio confirmed that he (Valdez) regularly officiates masses in their church and also said that he (Valdez) is peddling illegal drugs and uses the back of their church in his dealing of shabu”.

It was also confirmed that the church of Valdez in Cuyapo town is not among the churches of IFI but of the PICC.

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Priest and 2 others arrested for shabu in Paniqui, Tarlac

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An addict priest?
By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

This came as a priest, along with 2 others, were arrested in a buy bust operation at Barangay Poblacion Norte in Paniqui, Tarlac.

In his report, PSupt Joel Mendoza identified those arrested as Randy Valdez, 35, of District 1, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Mike Raven Quinto y Puyaoan, 20, of Barangay Poblacion Sur, and Camille Franilla, 23, of Barangay Poblacion Norte, here.

Valdez, who is a native of this town, is the destined priest of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), more commonly known as the Aglipayan Church, in Cuyapo town.

“When we accosted Valdez along with the 2 other suspects, I thought he (Valdez) was joking, or either high on drugs, when he introduced himself as a priest. But it turned out to be true, he is a priest of the Aglipayan church ”, Mendoza said.

Mendoza also said, “the target of our entrapment were Camille (Franilla) and Quinto who are both on our Municipal Watchlist of Drug Personalities. It was Camille who received the P500 marked money from my policeman poseur buyer but it was this person (Valdez) who handed the 2 plastic sachets of shabu. That’s why we arrested them”.

The 20-year old Quinto, whose maternal name is Puyaoan his 3 kins of which are known to be actively involved in illegal drugs, yielded 5 plastic sachets of shabu.

While the 23-year old Camille disclosed that she already has 5 children and that it was her second time to be arrested for illegal drugs. Camille admitted that she is the common law wife of Jojo Salvador who was killed in a bungled police buy-bust 2 years.

Sought for comment, Valdez said, “Nagsimula akong gumamit (ng shabu) bago pa ako pumasok sa pagpapari. (Mula noon) hindi ko (na) mapigil ang sarili ko na gumamit (ng shabu)”.
Valdez also disclosed that priesthood of the Aglipayan church takes 5 to 8 years studies depending on the course chosen.

He, however, refused to comment on how his “flock” of Aglipayan church members will react upon knowing that their priest is using illegal drugs.
“Talagang ang paggamit ng shabu ay nakakasira ng isip at pagkatao. Pati paniniwala sa Diyos mawawala”, also said Mendoza.

“ Being a priest, Valdez can fall under the category of “newly discovered High Value Target (HVT)”, Mendoza added.

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Trike driver arrested for marijuana, shabu in Mayantoc, Tarlac

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Mayantoc, Tarlac - - Small towns now target of drug suppliers?

By: Central Luzon News Center

This question came as this town’s police arrested a tricycle driver possessing marijuana and shabu at a check point in Barangay Rotrottooc on July 12, 2017 (Wednesday).

In his report to Tarlac Police Provincial Director Ritchie Medardo Posadas, PInsp Romulo Quibuyen identified the apprehended trike driver as Roderick Arpa y Castro, 47, of Barangay Malacampa, Camiling, Tarlac.

Quibuyen disclosed Arpa was apprehended after he tried to evade a police check point and was found in possession of 3 sachets of shabu and 2 sachet of marijuana.

“For the past several months, we have no known drug pusher here until we arrested him (Arpa) in our checkpoint. We are now re-assessing the situation to determine if other pushers have infiltrated our municipality”, said Quibuyen.

This town is a “remote but a very peaceful 3rd class municipality” lying in the hinterlands of the Zambales Mountain Range west of Tarlac province. It has around 33,000 registered voters.
It is very seldom that there are detainees at the police station detention cells.

“We have no idea that he was carrying illegal drugs. But when we arrested him for trying to run away from our checkpoint, he yielded marijuana and shabu”, added Quibuyen.

Upon being accosted, Arpa yielded 3 plastic sachets of Methamphetamine hydrochloride (Shabu) with a total weight of 1.758 grams and 2 sachets of Cannabis sativa (Marijuana) weighing 3.134 grams.

Arpa, however, refused to reveal his source nor the people to whom he will deliver the illegal drugs.
After being submitted for inquest at the Tarlac Provincial Prosecutors office, Arpa was committed at the Camiling Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.

Arpa, who is a native of San Carlos City, Pangasinan, was charged of violation of Section 11 of RA 9165 (possession of illegal drugs).

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3 PUSHERS FROM OTHER TOWNS ARRESTED, 1 KILLED IN ARMED ENCOUNTER IN GERONA, TARLAC

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Are drug peddlers invading this town?
By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

This came about as 3 drug pusher were arrested while 1 of their kind was killed in an armed encounter on 4 separate entrapment operations here this week.

Slain in a shoot- out with the police this morning was Omar Ugadan of Barangay Tibag, Tarlac.
Ugadan, a known drug personality who “surrendered” to the city police during the advent of the PNP Project Tokhang, but, apparently, continued peddling drugs.

In his reports, PSupt Franklin Estoro revealed that last Wednesday, Jayson Lansang y Nuñez, 37, years old, married, of 3029, Abucay Street, Tondo, Manila, was entrapped in Barangay San Antonio.
Lansang, who yielded 4 sachets of shabu, “was arrested along with his co-hort Chiaro Crisanto Catu y De Guzman, 26, who was caught in possession of the mark money and another sachet of drugs”.
In his report to Tarlac Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ritchie Medardo Posadas, Estoro also disclosed Yesterday Santy Samson y Dela Cruz, 30, of Barangay Panampunan, Tarlac City, was apprehended in a buy-bust operation also in Barangay San Antonio.

Recovered from Samson were 3 sachets of illegal drugs.

“Ugadan was shot dead several meters fronting the house of former mayor Dennis Go when he tried to run away and fired 3 times at my men with a caliber .38 revolver”, Estoro said.

Local residents claimed almost all known pushers from this town were already apprehended since a relentless anti-illegal drugs campaign was launched by the police.

“Nahuli na yatang lahat ang mga kilala naming nagtutulak ng droga dito sa aming barangay kaya taga-ibang lugar na lang ang nagdadala ng droga dito”, said Jojoy Alicaycay, Chairman of Barangay San Antonio.

Last week, 3 known pushers from the municipality of Paniqui, including a public high school teacher, were also arrested by this town’s police Intelligence Unit headed by PInsp Joel Gamboa.

For his part, Barangay Poblacion 1 Kagawad Leslie Bermudez said, “lahat ng mga kilala naming ‘tulak’ sa aming barangay nahuli na o nagsi-alis na. Pero nakapagtataka na mayroon pa rin kaming nababalitaang nakaka-gamit ng shabu. Para tuluyang mawala ang droga, kailangan talagang bantayan ang mga pusher galing sa ibang lugar at sugpuin ang mga gumagawa ng shabu”.

“Hangga’t may gumagawa at nagpapasok ng shabu sa bansa, hindi mawawala ang mga pusher at addict”, added Bermudez.

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2 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN CONCEPCION, TARLAC BUSTED WITH SHABU

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Concepcion, Tarlac - - “Walang sino-sino pagdating sa droga”

~ Central Luzon News Center ~

Thus, said mayor Andy Lacson on the arrest of 2 municipal employees here yesterday by the local police led by PSupt Luis Ventura Jr.

In his report to Tarlac Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ritchie Posadas, Ventura identified the arrested municipal employees in a separate buy bust operations as Abel Datu, 50, of Barangay San Nicolas Pobalcion, and Armando Pamintuan, 51, of Barangay Green Village who was entrapped along with 40-year old Mary Ann Pamintuan in their barangay.

Datu is a contractual street sweeper while Pamintuan works as a permanent utility personnel.
Being both employees of the municipal government, they are classified as “newly discovered High Value Targets (HVT)” said Ventura who assumed as police chief of this town last March 28.

In an interview, Lacson revealed that, “since Col. Ventura became our police chief I ordered him to arrest all persons involved in illegal drugs regardless of who they are. Sa aking administrasyon walang sino-sino pagdating sa droga”.

Last month, Ventura led his men in separately entrapping 2 barangay kagawads who were Barangay Kagawad Daniel Quilala of Barangay Alfonso and Barangay Kagawad Noel Sanches of Barangay Sta. Rita.

Four sachets of shabu were confiscated from Datu, while Pamintuan yielded 2 sachets and Mary Ann has 3 plastic sachets of shabu.

Datu and the Pamintuans all tested positive of methamphetamine hydrochloride.

For his part, Ventura said, “We are thankful for the support of the people of Concepcion especially Mayor Lacson. Their trust and cooperation ensured the success of our anti-drug campaign”.

In less than 3 months, Ventura is credited for having arrested more than 60 persons involved in illegal drugs.

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DEPED TEACHER, 2 ‘RECIDIVIST’ PUSHERS BUSTED IN GERONA, TARLAC

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Shabu ruins the mind and the soul.

By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

This was the remark after a public high school teacher and 2 “recidivist” drug pushers were arrested in 3 separate buy-bust operations in Gerona, Tarlac last June 14, 2017.

Police Senior Inspector Joel Gamboa, Intelligence Officer of this town’s police said, “first to be entrapped was Johnny Linsao Cortez, 53, who was previously apprehended for peddling shabu”.
Cortez was arrested selling shabu to a police poseur buyer in Barangay Luna from whom 2 sachets of illegal drugs were confiscated.

“Then came the entrapment of Hernando Linsao Cortez, 50, AKA Buddha, in Barangay San Antonio. Six sachets of shabu and a digital micro weighing scale, along with several pieces of drug paraphernalia, were seized from Hernando”, Gamboa revealed.

Johnny and Hernando are brothers and both reside in Barangay Samput, Paniqui.
Gamboa also disclosed that Department of Education (DepEd) high school teacher Oscar Bacho Linsao Jr. was the 3rd to be entrapped in Barangay Poblacion 3.

The 49-year old Linsao resides at Barangay Poblacion Norte in Paniqui town and teaches at the Moncada National High School, Campo Santo 1 Norte, Moncada, as DepED teacher 1.

PO3 Artem Balagtas, the police investigator on the 3 buy bust cases, revealed that Hernando Cortez was previously arrested 3 times in Paniqui town all for selling shabu the latest of which was in 2015.
While Johnny Cortez was his 2nd time to be arrested for illegal drugs all in Paniqui town.

Balagtas also said, “Linsao and Hernando both tested positive of methamphetamine”.
According to Gamboa, “the successful entrapment on the 3 suspects was the result of the “focused and very diligent ‘intel-work’ of PO3 Mike Lester Bustillos”.

Bustillos is the Intelligence PNCO and leads the 8-member Intelligence unit of the Gerona police.
Meanwhile, PSSupt Ritchie Medardo Posadas, Police Provincial Director, lauded the arrest of the teacher Linsao along with the Cortez brothers.

“The successive arrests of 3 suspected drug pushers within 24 hours by the group of (Senior Inspector Joel) Gamboa is a laudable accomplishment. Their determined efforts to rid their town of illegal drugs peddlers deserve commendation”, said Posadas.

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PUSHER FROM DAVAO KILLED IN TARLAC

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Are drug peddlers migrating?
By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

This was the question posed after a “new big time pusher” was killed here in an armed encounter with the police at Barangay Tagumbao in Gerona, Tarlac.

In his report, PSupt Franklin Estoro identified the slain pusher as Rodelio Sabalo y Unat, 34, who is said to be new resident of Barangay Camangaan East, Moncada town.

Recovered from Sabalo were a caliber .9MM pistol , 16 sachets of shabu, a Honda TMX 155 motorcycle, among others.

According to PInsp Joel Gamboa, Sabalo sold 2 sachets of shabu to police poseur buyer PO2 Archie Niegos but resisted arrest and fired at the apprehending police team.

He was killed in the ensuing firefight with the policemen.

“From the looks of it (Sabalo’s killing), he is prepared to fight the police. He immediately drew his gun when he was about to be arrested and fired at my men”, said Estoro.

“Nahuli na naming lahat ang mga known pushers na taga-Gerona), pero may mga bagong pushers na lumilitaw na galing sa ibang lugar”, said Gamboa, this town’s long time Intelligence chief.
A few days ago, Gamboa’s Intel group arrested 3 pushers who are all from the neighbor town of Paniqui including a public high school teacher.

From the documents found from his body, Sabalo is from Barangay Magatos, Asuncion town, Davao Del Norte.

He moved to Barangay Camangaan East barely a couple of months ago.

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Shabu Queen In Moncada Tarlac, Finally Arrested!

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"Queen No More"
By: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

Thus said after the police here arrested a “notorious” drug peddler known among drug personalities as “Shabu Queen”.“She is so famous among drug circles. They call her Queen or Fairy Queen”, said PCInsp Palmyra Guardaya, this town’s police chief.

Guardaya was referring to Nory Bamba y Soriano, 36, who is from Barangay Estacion, Paniqui town who was arrested in a buy bust operation at Poblacion 1 Moncada, Tarlac on May 25, 2017 (Thursday).

Bamba was arrested just after she disembarked from a north-bound bus and sold a sachet of shabu to a police poseur-buyer.

Aside from a retail-sized sachet, 2 bulging plastic sachets of shabu weighing around 5 grams were confiscated from Bamba, Guardaya revealed.

In her report to Tarlac Police Provincial Director Ritchie Medardo Posadas, Guardaya disclosed that Bamba’s apprehension came hours after the arrest of a group of local drug pusher who identified the Shabu Queen as their supplier of illegal drugs.

Earlier arrested were Isaiah Charles Villatema, AKA “IC”, 23, of Baraangay Pob. 4, Emil Guevarra, 22, of Barangay Camposanto and Dennis Dalimot, 34, of Barangay Capayaoan.

Villatema’s group were entrapped at Barangay Lapsing and confiscated from them were 6 sachets of shabu which they claimed were supplied by Bamba.

According to Posadas, Bamba’s illegal drug operation covers the towns of Moncada, Gerona, Paniqui and Tarlac City.

“Guardaya’s contribution in our intensified campaign against illegal drugs is commendable. The arrest of one among the very active and very elusive local supplier of shabu (Bamba) is a no mean feat”, said Posadas.


Barely 2 months of being assigned here, the “hardworking” lady chief of police have already arrested 16 pushers in this town.

Picture 1: “FAMOUS SHABU QUEEN”, Nory Bamba (Left) was entrapped in Barangay Pob. 1, Moncada, Tarlac. She supplies shabu in the towns of Moncada, Paniqui, Gerona and Tarlac City. Bamba's arrest was witnessed by mediaman Nelson Bolos (in white cap) and Lapsing Barangay Chairman Larry Estabillo.

Picture 2: The “IC shabu group”. Isaiah Charles Villatema, AKA “IC”, 23, of Barangay Pob. 4, Emil Guevarra, 22, of Barangay Camposanto and Dennis Dalimot, 34, of Barangay Capayaoan. Villatema’s group were entrapped at Barangay Lapsing and confiscated from them were 6 sachets of shabu which they claimed were supplied by Bamba. Witnessing the "IC group's" apprehension are Nelson Bolos (in white cap, media representative) and Artemio Buan, Barangay Chairman of Barangay Pob 1, Moncada, Tarlac.

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Drugs & Illegal Weapon Seized In Pura, Tarlac

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Pura, Tarlac - A high caliber pistol and 2 sachets of shabu were seized by the police last Monday (April 10, 2017) in separate incidents.

According to Police Provincial Director PSSupt Ritchie Medardo Posadas, Rommel David, 26, of Block 9, San Nicolas, Tarlac City, was arrested in a buy bust operation at Barangay Estipona with 2 sachets of shabu.

While security guard Mar Albert Tamayo, 25, of Barangay Guiang, Rosales, Pangasinan, was apprehended for possessing an undocumented high powered pistol at Barangay Singat.

Apparently, Tamayo, who was riding a tricycle, had a minor vehicular accident with tricycle driver Zeus Novesteras at Barangay Poblacion 1. And on the ensuing altercation, Tamayo drew his gun against the latter and introduced himself as a policeman.

Fearing for his life, Novesteras run away but was chased by Tamayo who is “reeking of liquor”. Policemen manning a checkpoint led by SPO2 Roldan Capinpin subdued Tamayo and confiscated his firearm.

PSInsp Jose Natividad Jr, is the newly assigned chief of police of this town
David was charged of violation of Section 11 of RA 9165, a non-bailable offense. While Tamayo is facing illegal possession of firearms and usurpation of authority for introducing himself as a policeman.

PUSHER. Rommel David, 26, of Block 9, San Nicolas, Tarlac City, was arrested in a buy bust operation at Barangay Estipona, Pura, Tarlac, with 2 sachets of shabu.

The mark money and 2 sachets of shabu seized from Rommel David.

FAKE POLICEMAN. Security guard Mar Albert Tamayo, 25, of Barangay Guiang, Rosales, Pangasinan, apprehended for illegal possession of a high powered pistol at Barangay Singat, Pura, Tarlac. In a minor vehicular accident, Tamayo pulled out a gun and introduced himself as policeman.


Source: Central Luzon News Center | Nelson Bolos

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