By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

Four people were arrested after agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Occidental raided a suspected drug den at Purok Pag-asa in Bacolod City’s Barangay Estefania, late Tuesday night, August 23.

Authorities identified the arrested as 37-year-old Marlon Treyes; 32-year-old Junie Alisbo; 40-year-old Cherry Panes; and 36-year-old Aireen Cantiga, all residents of the said place.

PDEA operative, only identifying himself as “Agent Bamboo,” said both Treyes and Alisbo were previously drug surrenderees.

“Bamboo” even identified Alisbo as a subject of a complaint filed by PDEA’s “Isumbong Mo Kay Wilkins” hotline in the past and the druggies they have arrested were using Treyes’ home as a drug den.

During the operation, they also caught both Panes and Cantiga in the act of snorting suspected illegal drugs.

Police recovered a total of P102,000 worth of suspected shabu, as well as drug paraphernalia.
All four are facing charges related to Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002./DGB, WDJ