Truckloads of dried marijuana leaves contained in 39 jute sacks already in brick form was seized. According to reports it
weighed 946 kilos with estimated market value of P23.6 million.
The informant tipped the agents of the transport via a white Isuzu Elf truck (XCK 832). As expected the truck driven by a certain Eugene Lingaling, a 26-year-old nature of Sagpat Kibungan reached the checkpoint, hence the arrest. The successful operation is spearheaded by
Dangerous Drugs Board chairman
Vicente Sotto III.
In the last operation (Feb. 13,2007) some policemen are still facing drug charges when 60 kilo marijuana bricks went missing from the total 100 marijuana bricks they have seized. Some bricks and atalks were found buried in a forested are at Sitio Lomon, Brgy Paykek, Kapangan town. Some were also found under banana leaves.Some testimonies who knew of the involvement were pointing their fingers on Sr. Inspector Bernardo Capela, the town police chief and his men.