Camp Ruperto K Kangleon, Palo, Leyte  - After two days of ongoing monitoring and search operation and its drive against illegal drugs conducted by the members of Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force Team, Regional Intelligence Division, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 8, K9 team of Philippine Coast Guard, Borongan  City Police  Station and Salcedo Municipal Police Station, this led to the recovery  of Eighteen (18) more bricks of cocaine.  Hence,   PCSUPT REY LAQUIHON LAÑADA, Regional Director, is very much thankful to the all-out support of the local residents in informing and surrendering to the police  of the said items.

With this Eighteen more bricks of cocaine were recovered today.

At around 8:30 in the  morning of July 21, 2010 at Brgy Divinubo, Borongan City,  Sixteen (16) more suspected cocaine were voluntary surrendered at Borongan Police Station: Fourteen (14) bricks by Edwin Doculan, 37 yrs old and two (2) bricks by Edgar Beros, 50 yrs old thru joint element of ESPPO, Borongan Station, AIDSOTF, RSOG and RID 8.

Meanwhile, at around 11:00 in the morning of the same day, two (2) bricks of cocaine were surrendered by Victor Gana of legal age, of Brgy Burak and Antonio Basilides Labay of  Brgy San Roque both of Salcedo ESamar.  Suspected cocaine was surrendered thru the joint effort of Salcedo Municipal Police Station led by PI GILBERTO BOLIA COLIMA,  AIDSOTF, RID-

PRO8, K9 unit of Philippine Coast Guard and PDEA 8 under supervision of PSSUPT FELXBERTO M CASTILLO, PD ESPPO.  Said cocaine is now in the custody of Eastern Samar Police Provincial Office for subsequent turn over to PNP Crime Laboratory 8 for chemical analysis.

Relative to this, PCSUPT LAÑADA urged again the local residents not to sell any illegal drugs they might recover because if they are arrested, the case that would be filed against them is non-bailable, he added.