02/07/2026
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A suspected drug personality was arrested, while illegal drugs, unlicensed fi****ms, ammunition, and a fragmentation gr***de were confiscated during the implementation of 3 search warrants in Sitio Atay, Brgy. Nagsabaran Sur, Balaoan, La Union on the morning of July 2, 2026.
The suspect was identified as a 47-year-old married man and a resident of the said barangay.
He was arrested by personnel of the Balaoan Municipal Police Station, with support from the Regional Intelligence Division, Regional Intelligence UnitโPIT La Union, La Union Provincial Intelligence Unit, La Union Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, La Union Provincial Explosives and Canine Unit, and the 1st La Union Provincial Mobile Force Company.
Armed with 3 search warrants issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 34, Balaoan, La Union, the policemen searched the suspect's residence from 5:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., resulting in his arrest.
Recovered during the operation were more or less two grams of suspected shabu with a standard drug price of โฑ13,600, contained in 17 heat-sealed plastic sachets, along with various drug paraphernalia.
Authorities also seized one caliber .38 revolver, one 12-gauge shotgun, several rounds of live ammunition of different calibers, and one fragmentation hand gr***de.
The marking and inventory of all recovered evidence were conducted at the scene in the presence of the suspect and the required witnesses.
The suspect and all confiscated evidence were brought to the Balaoan Municipal Police Station for proper documentation and disposition.
Appropriate criminal complaints for violations of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and Republic Act No. 10591, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Fi****ms and Ammunition Regulation Act, are now being prepared for inquest proceedings with the Office of the Assistant Provincial Prosecutor in Luna, La Union. # # #
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