MANILA: The Taguig City Police yesterday arrested five suspected dealers of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Maharlika Village in Taguig City.
City police chief Senior Superintendent Arthur Felix Asis identified those arrested as Bai Intan Myra Lumumba, Richard Anabeza, Muslimin Kendato, Roelito Jo and Saudi Amin. Asis said the five suspects were nabbed as they were selling three plastic sachets of suspected shabu to an undercover police officer.
Also seized from the suspects were a 12-gauge shotgun and 20 live shotgun shells.
The suspect will be facing charges of drug possession and trafficking, Asis said.
Crash landing probe begins
MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said it has started an investigation on Wednesday’s crash landing of a small plane in Pangasinan.
The CAAP said that it will try to determine if the crash was caused by mechanical problem, pilot error or natural causes.
Initial reports reaching the CAAP said a Piper Seneca training plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Barangay D Alarcio, Laoac town around 8.30am on Wednesday.
No one was hurt among those on board the plane, including a certain Capt Amarde, a Malaysian pilot; Indian co-pilot Hares Sager; aircraft mechanic trainees Jeomar Pantaleon and Giovanni Arzadon.
Farmers get free animals
NORTH COTABATO: Dozens of farmers in Midsayap town received 148 goats dispersed early this week by the office of North Cotabato Gov Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza. The animal dispersal activity, led by provincial veterinarian Rufino Suropia, was part of the government’s programme to help Midsayap’s farming communities to recover from the devastation wrought by recent armed conflicts and flash floods that hit many low-lying areas in the province.
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