By Ritzy Robles Malo-oy & Rox Estrella
Three persons, one of them tagged by authorities as one of the big suppliers
of illegal drugs in southern Negros Occidental, were arrested in a joint buy
bust operation conducted by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Negros
Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), Philippine Army (PA) and Himamaylan
City Police Station operatives about 10 o-clock Saturday morning.
SHABU BUST. Left to right, Bryan Garancho, Ruffa Gavaran, Christopher
Tagamolilla and 2 PDEA agents during inventory inside Mary Pauline Hotel in
Himamaylan City.*
NOPPO reported that operatives led by PDEA Intelligence Agent 1 John Carlo
Dequiado, IO1 James Afuang, PSinsp. Erma Teoxon, Capt. Israel Oloan and
Himamaylan City PNP director, PSupt. Simeon L. Gane Jr. busted the suspects
inside Mary Pauline Hostel and Harry’s Travelers Inn in Barrangay 4, Himamaylan
City.
Suspects Christopher Tagamolila, 37 years old, of Brgy. 5, Kabankalan; Rufa
Gavaran, 23 of Brgy. Enclaro, Binalbagan and Brian Grancho, 21, Purok 9, Brgy.
Aguisan in Himamaylan were arrested in the buy bust.
Tagamolila was the primary target of the anti-illegal drug operation, being
"one of the big drug suppliers in southern Negros Occidental."
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