Cabanatuan City cops arrest more women involved in illicit drugs

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Oct. 9 (PNA) –- Women, once regarded as the “weaker sex,” are getting bolder nowadays with some of them getting involved in illicit drugs activities. This cropped up as more women drugs personalities busted by the local police in separate drug-bust operations the past days. City Chief of Police Superintendent Pedro D. Soliba said that most of their recent accomplishments on anti-illegal drugs campaign involved women. "Based on the trend of our recent arrests involving drugs, there are now more women getting into illicit drug activities," Soliba said. He identified those women reportedly involved into illegal drugs as Melody Francisco, 17, single, and resident of Barangay San Josef, Sta. Rosa, Jennifer Magno y Vicente, 42, married, resident of Barangay Bantog Bulalo, this city who were arrested Monday. Confiscated from were four plastic sachet of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu with an estimated P10,000 market value while Magno yielded two plastic sachet of shabu said to be worth P4,000. Likewise, he said the police busted Liberty Disomimba alias “Jen,” 30, married, temporary resident of Barangay Vijandre, this city, while in possession of 51 pieces plastic sachets containing shabu, and three pieces of P1,000 bills marked money. A native of barangay Tala, Caloocan city, Disomimba is suspected as a drug courier who delivers shabu to her clientele in the city. Soliba said that another woman was arrested in drug-buy bust operation on the same day. The suspect was identified as Merry Princess Quinto, 24, single and resident of Gabaldon town. She yielded 44 pieces of heat-sealed plastic sachets containing shabu. The suspects were charged with violation of Sections 5 (sale) and 11 (possession), of Article II, of Republic Act 9165, The Comprehensive Drugs Act of 2002. (PNA)