EXCLUSIVE: SWAT member caught in the act of using drugs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CEBU - A member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) group in Cebu was arrested after he was caught in the act of using illegal drugs during a buy-bust in Toledo City, Cebu.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cebu Provincial Police Director Senior Superintendent Clifford Gairanod confirmed that Bogo SWAT member PO2 Ronjie Nadora, 36, was not only a drug user but also a drug protector.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gairanod said Nadora has been included in the watch list of police officers engaged in illegal drugs.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He said they received reports from concerned citizens that Nadora served as an escort in the delivery of illegal drugs to the house of a certain Neil Enriquez to make sure that it will arrive safely.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nadora was arrested during the buy-bust operation against Enriquez, 38, in Sitio Harag, Barangay Talavera, Toledo City.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enriquez was the subject of the police operation.According to Gairanod, Enriquez was wearing a SWAT shirt with the name of Nadora when caught by the police inside the house of the subject, together with the SWAT officer.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aside from the two, Richard Flores, 30, and Nanding Abella, 23, were also arrested for allegedly using drugs with Nadora.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recovered from the suspects were a .357 revolver with four live ammunitions, an improvised shotgun with four live ammunitions and 19 small sachets believed to contain shabu.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nadora is an active member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and assigned in Bogo City as part of SWAT, right after he was relieved from Naga City in Cebu.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The arrested police officer will be facing violation of Section 6 of RA 9165 for visiting a drug den. Nadora will also be facing administrative charges.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enriquez and the rest will also be charged Section 11 and 12 of RA 9165.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, Gairanod added that there are still other police officers in the watch list of Cebu Provincial Police Officer who are under surveillance.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Source: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/11/16/swat-member-caught-in-the-act-of-using-drugs" target="_blank">ABS-CBN</a></span></div>

Cebu Drugs Local News Swat EXCLUSIVE: SWAT member caught in the act of using drugs

CEBU - A member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) group in Cebu was arrested after he was caught in the act of using illegal drugs d...

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