John Anthony Mondejar and cousin Antonio Gingoyon were shown by police following their arrest at the home of Gingoyon’s brother.
CDN Photo/Norman V. Mendoza
About P1.3 million worth of shabu were seized from a suspected drug pusher in a drug bust in Sitio Crusher, Barangay Lawaan 3 in Talisay City at past 5 p.m. last Sunday.
PO2 John Cyrus Ilustrisimo of the Talisay City police said the 41-year-old suspect identified as Yayam Gaviola, a resident of the area, was spotted by informants who reported his presence to their office.
Recovered from his possession was one medium pack of shabu and a transparent rectangular box containing four large packs of shabu weighing 110 grams and with a street value of P1.3 million.
Ilustrisimo also said police confiscated the P3,500 cash proceeds from Gaviola.
He said Gaviola avoided detection by paying off neighbors and hiring hitmen to protect him.
“It’s a good thing there were no hired killers during the buy-bust operation. If they were there, a shootout would have happened,” Ilustrisimo said.
Ilustrisimo said Gaviola is not a native of Talisay City but moved constantly around Cebu province to expand his drug trade and avoid arrest.
Gaviola is detained at the Talisay City police cell pending the filing of charges against him.
In Mandaue City, police arrested three drug suspects at the house of their target in San Jose Village, Barangay Umapad at 11 a.m. yesterday.
Chief Insp. Wilbert Parilla, Opao police precinct chief, said they were supposed to serve an arrest warrant to Rey Josef Gingoyon at his home but he escaped.
The police arrested the suspect’s 29-year-old brother Antonius Ceasar Gingoyon and his cousins Celso Branzuela and John Anthony Mondejar who were in the house at the time.
Parilla said they recovered big packs of shabu weighing 42.6 grams and worth P514,224 along with a loaded local revolver.
He said Gingoyon was in their watch list of drug personalities and had a pending case in court.
His brother Antonio and Celso Branzuela will be charged with obstruction of justice while Mondejar will be charged for possession of illegal drugs and firearms.
In Lapu-Lapu City, a suspected drug pusher died in a shootout with police while another was arrested in separate anti-drug operations.
Manuelito Eyas, a 34-year-old resident of Sitio Jansen, Barangay Punta Engaño, was shot down after being chased by police.
After being cornered, Eyas tried to take hostage a female companion and a kid who happened to be near the area.
Taken from his possession were four medium packs of shabu worth P60,000 and a loaded pistol.
In a separate operation, police arrested 39-year-old suspect Roy Pajares, a resident of Sitio Kalubihan in Barangay Pajac at past 7 p.m. last Sunday.
Police took from his possession several packs of shabu worth P90,000 and P700 cash proceeds./Siliman University Intern Gresheen Gift Libby