Caught in the first raid were Joel Vega, 45; his brother Ben, alias "Entot", 35; and their neighbor Gemma Ybañez, 39, all residents of Barangay Cansojong, Talisay.
Armed with a search warrant signed by Judge Ireneo Gako, Talisay police operatives led by Police Inspector Ricardo Nayne arrested the three suspects inside their respective houses at around 5 a.m.
Seized from the older Vega were two big packs of shabu and assorted shabu paraphernalia. In the younger Vega’s home, policemen seized two big packs and a small sachet of shabu, P11,000 in cash and a Nokia 3310 cellphone.
Seized from Ybañez were four medium-sized packs of shabu and some drug paraphernalia.
The suspects were labeled Level 2 drug pushers, or those who can dispose of at least 200 grams to a kilo of shabu per week. Police said they had been under surveillance for some three months now.
SPO4 Reynaldo Vitualia said that the Vega brothers have been in the police’s most wanted list for a long time.
Meanwhile, in another raid yesterday noon, a drug pusher and his runners were arrested in Barangay Biasong.
Arrested were Bernie Belleza, 34; and his runners Rommel Gomez, 27, and Antonio Quiapo, 27, all residents of Biasong. The three were arrested inside a house at around 11:30 p.m. .
Seized from Belleza were four big packs of shabu and P3,000 in cash. Also seized from Gomez and Quiapo were five sachets of shabu.
The suspects are now detained at the Talisay police stockade and will be charged for possession of illegal drugs. — Freeman News Service