Barangay Tanod Arrested for Selling Drugs

Authorities arrested the head of “barangay tanods” (village watchmen) in Dolores town in Quezon province on charges of alleged illegal drug activity, police said.

Senior Insp. Diane Bernardo, Dolores police chief, said operatives armed with search warrant raided the house of suspect Edwin Bautista, 47, in Barangay Antonino.


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The raiders seized eight small plastic sachets containing “shabu” worth P2,500 and an unlicensed Remington shotgun with nine pieces of ammunition.

“The drugs are ready for retail,” Bernardo said in a phone interview.
Police said the suspect was not included in the local drug watch list but he was identified by one of the surrenderees as a drug pusher.


Source: Inquirer


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