Four Olongapo-based policemen including a civilian were arrested on Friday during a buy-bust operation at West Kalayaan, SBMA, Olangapo City which also resulted to the dismantling of their clandestine illegal drug laboratory.
The four policemen were identified as PLt. Reynato Basa Jr., PCpl Gino Dela Cruz, PCpl Edesyr Victor Alipio, PCpl Godfrey Duclayan Parentela, all assigned at the SDEU Police Station 2 Olongapo City Police Office (OCPO).
Operatives of the CIDG-NMMFU, CIDG ZAMBALES, PDEA NCRO, PNP Maritime, PDEA RO3, PDEG SOU 2, RIU3 IG and LED/IIO SBMA had conducted the buy bust operation that resulted to the arrest of the suspect Jerico Dabu at No. 366-B Finback West Kalayaan, SBMA, Olangapo City and the four policemen.
Dabu was reportedly engaged in maintaining illegal drug laboratory producing 3 to 4 kilos per day of shabu which is partially distributed to Region 3 and Metro Manila.
Also confiscated were the following: 1kg of shabu, 300 grams of shabu confiscated during the buy-bust, four smartphones, four Glock 17 caliber 9mm pistols, Honda Civic with plate no. UKM 779, marked money, and one Oppo celphone.
The raw materials used in the manufacture of shabu was reportedly imported from other countries which were inserted in the legal shipments to mislead the authorities. (Dante M. Salvaña)