Pubdate: Wed, 12 Apr 2006
Source: Sunstar Iloilo (Philippines)
Copyright: 2006 Sunstar Iloilo.
Contact:  http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2986
Author: Jay Dooma Balnig
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DRUG PUSHERS MOB COP, ASSET DURING BUY-BUST OPERATION

A ROOKIE cop under the command of Police Senior Inspector Ramil
Gallardo of Regional Special Anti-Crime group (RSAC) and an asset were
mobbed by a group of drug pushers and were almost killed during an
anti-drug operation.

Gallardo however refused to identify his man who acted as a poseur
buyer during the raid at the house of Ryan Magdael of Zone V, Veterans
Village, City Proper at around 3:30 in the afternoon.

The operation was covered with a Search Warrant issued by First Vice
Executive Judge Elena Opinion for violation of Republic Act 9165 or
the Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 against Magdael in his residence.

However, the operatives learned that aside from keeping illegal drugs,
Magdael is allegedly engage in selling, thus the team conducted a test
buy on the said subject.

Gallardo and his civilian asset proceeded to the area of Magdael in
Duran to buy shabu.

But upon the consummation of the purchase where Magdael is allegedly
selling drugs, a group of drug personalities and pushers suspected
them as police assets, so they mobbed them.

Two of the suspects from the group who were armed with .45 caliber and
.9 mm pistol drew their guns and while they were about to shoot the
two operatives, the back up police force arrived prompting the group
to run away.

Other members of the raiding team rushed the house of Magdael to serve
the warrant, but they found no illegal drugs there.

But because of the fact that the two poseur buyers successfully
brought one sachet of shabu from Magdael, they immediately placed the
suspect under arrest.

They were able to buy P80 worth of shabu from the suspect, according
to the police. 
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