18 year old college
student caught with shabu in Calbayog
By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
March
20, 2012
CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON,
Palo, Leyte – PCSupt Arnold Rayala Revilla, PRO-8 Regional Director
vowed that the PNP’s campaign against illegal drugs in the region will
be pursued relentlessly in line with the PNP’s supply and demand
reduction strategy because illegal drugs is a menace not only to peace
but also to the economy of the country.
Just recently, on
March 16, 2012 at about
2:00 AM, joint elements of Calbayog City Police Station led by
PCInsp Eufronio Loyola Obong Jr and PDEA PRO8 arrested a female
college student for illegal drugs trade.
Subject person was
identified as one Samantha Erica Buensuceso Kenney, 18 years old,
single, college student of Northwest Samar State University, Calbayog
City.
Samantha is a native
of Matuguinao, Samar and was at Lavista Hotel, room number 305 at
Barangay Capoocan, Calbayog City, Samar when she was arrested while on
the act of transacting illegal drugs known as “shabu” at said place.
According to report,
Samantha was with a companion identified as a certain Army Sgt Gilbert
de Luna Mastelero who managed to elude arrest using the comfort room
window as his exit point.
The arresting team was
able to recover physical evidences inside the room: one (1) medium
heat-sealed plastic sachet containing more or less 5 grams of
suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride known as “shabu”’, drugs
paraphernalia, Magnum .22 caliber loaded with ammos and two (2)
magazines of 9MM pistol loaded with ammos.
Samantha was brought
to Calbayog City Police Station for proper documentation and
appropriate charges were filed in court against her.
Revilla reiterates
and appeals to the public to protect our neighborhood. If you notice
drug activity increasing in your neighborhood, school or near your
place of employment, report immediately or seek for assistance to your
nearest police station, he said.
