62-year old suspected drug pusher falls in Laoag City

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff reporter

Laoag City—In an apparent bid to implement incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call for an all-out war against illegal drugs, the police here nabbed a 62-year old notorious drug personality.

The Laoag police arrested Emelinda Lao aka Linda, 62 years old, single and unemployed following a search warrant implementation on June 2, 2016 at 11 AM. The operation was a joint intel-operation and investigation sections under the guidance of P/Supt. Edwin C. Balles, Laoag police chief; and supervision of P/Sr. Supt. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr, Ilocos Norte police director.

Ms. Lao was reportedly a repeat violator of the anti-illegal drugs act. She was nabbed 15 years ago and remained one of the most notorious drug personalities in the city’s drug watch list. She was arrested at Brgy. 23 in this city. The search warrant was issued by Regional Trial Court Brach 13.

Confiscated from the suspect were 12 small heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing shabu; four heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing shabu; drug paraphernalia; several used and opened small transparent plastic sachets with shabu residues.

During the same search warrant operation, the suspect’s associate Miezel dela Cruz, 26 years old, single, self-employed and resident and caretaker of the said residence was also caught in flagrante. She was nabbed with an improvised glass tube tooter with alleged shabu residue.

The confiscated suspected shabu, including plastic materials, weighed 10.72 grams. The police said it has a street value of P64,320.

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