Cebu: 1 Killed, 24 Arrested In Police Anti-drug Campaign

Separate operations against illegal drugs in Cebu City and Talisay City caused quite a stir when one was killed while 24 other alleged drug users were arrested. Rolando Secretaria was brought by the police to Cebu City Medical Center on Monday because of the gunshot wounds she obtained during Police operations but later declared dead on arrival by resident doctors.

Secretaria died on the buy and bust operations. Earlier, Police officers issued an arrest warrant to Secretaria for his involvement in illegal drug trade and possession of illegal firearms but the accused was fired during the operations.

Four of Rolando Secretaria's companions voluntarily surrendered to Ermita barangay officials just few minutes after his death. The suspects, Michael Secretaria, Gerald Flores, Daryl Abante, and Sandy Villegas also surrendered their illegal firearms.

In the same time at Talisay City, Four alleged drug pushers were also arrested in Barangay Consojong, Talisay City.

The buy and busy operation's subject was 22 year old Jason AKA "Isok" Abellana, who was caught selling illegal drugs to a police who posed as a customer.

Abellana was later arrested along with other drug pushers identified in the names of Joel Sonsona, Fernando Bucao, and Kent Atiño.

In Duljo-Fatima in Cebu City. 16 people were arrested in an operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the police.

Those who were arrested was identified as Liliosa Geralao who was accused of owning a drug den and was also caught selling shabu to a PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) agent who posed as a buyer.

One of those who were arrested was a 53-year-old grandfather who was identified as Romeo Laresma. Among the 24 that was arrested, police confiscated sachets of shabu and drug paraphernalia.

Source: ABS-CBN