In the afternoon of August 7, 2020, joint elements NBI ILIGAN DISTRICT OFFICE, PDEA LANAO DEL NORTE and ILIGAN CITY POLICE conducted a buy-bust operation at Purok 19 Isabel Village, Palao, Iligan City with the successful arrest of known drug personalities and the confiscation of Thirty-Nine Thousand Pesos (Php 39, 000.00) worth estimated market value of shabu.

The arrested suspects are identified as
KEN DENILA y PALANGAN, 20 y/o, male, single, construction worker and a resident of Purok 19, Isabel Village, Palao, Iligan City; JUNREY BARUADO y PIPANIA, 28 y/o, male, single, jobless and a resident of Purok 19, Isabel Village, Palao, Iligan City; JIFFREY BITOON y CABABAT, 18 y/o, male, single, waiter and a resident of Purok 8, Isabel Village, Palao, Iligan City; and RICHARD BARUADO y BAGAGUNIO, 35 y/o, male, single, painter, and a resident of Purok 19, Isabel Village, Palao, Iligan City.

Furthermore, arrested suspects and confiscated drug evidence were brought to NBI REGIONAL OFFICE 10 CHEMISTRY DIVISION for proper disposition. Cases for violation of RA 9165 are being prepared against the suspects.

Source: PDEA Lanao del Norte