PDEA guard, ex-cop nabbed in drug den raid

MANILA, Philippines - A prison guard of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and a former policeman were arrested during a recent raid on a drug den in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, an official said yesterday.

PDEA chief Dionisio Santiago said in a statement that prison guard Nathaniel Nuñez, 31, and former policeman Dennis Camba allegedly maintained the drug den and were caught selling shabu to an undercover PDEA agent on Feb. 2.

PDEA agents also arrested Rizalino Valenzuela, 31; and Maria Lucy Roda, 44, for allegedly sniffing shabu in the drug den.

“The arrest of… Nuñez emphasizes the continuing process of internal cleansing in the PDEA to ensure that all our officers and personnel maintain unquestionable integrity,” Santiago said. – Reinir Padua