Barangay captain arrested for illegal drug trade

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

 

A barangay captain in New Washington, Aklan was arrested on July 29 by virtue of a warrant of arrest for illegal drug trade. 

 

Judge Marietta Homena of the Regional Trial Court Branch 1 in Kalibo, Aklan ordered the immediate arrest of Isidro Mayor Buñe, resident of Purok 1, Pinamuk-an, New Washington, Aklan.

 

Buñe was arrested on the strength of the warrant of arrest docketed under Criminal Case No. 12255 on July 24, 2015 for violation of Section 5 of Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 otherwise known as Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. 

 

No bail bond was recommended for his temporary liberty. 

 

The 42-year old Buñe was arrested in his house at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday by operatives of Aklan Provincial Anti-Illegal Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG) led by Senior Inspector Bernard Ufano, Provincial Intelligence Branch, Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) and the New Washington municipal police station.

 

Police said they arrested Buñe after three police officers served the warrant of arrest in the former’s residence. The suspect did not resist the arrest. 

 

“Kaibahan ku daywa ku nga masaligan nga tawu. Sa may guwa dapit imaw it baeay tag maabutan namun si Buñe mga 5:30 p.m. (Kasama ko ang dalawang pulis sa pag-aresto. Naabutan namin si Buñe sa labas ng kanyang bahay mga 5:30 p.m.),” Ufano said.

 

Buñe was arrested earlier by PAIDSOTG on May 13, 2014 in a drug raid at his house in the island-barangay of Pinamuk-an, which could be reached through a 10-minute boat travel from New Washington port in Poblacion.

 

Ten small plastic sachets of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, Samsung cellphone, wallet and P1,000 cash money were seized by operatives in a search operation by virtue of a search warrant number EJ-007-14 dated May 6, 2014.

 

Buñe, however, was released after he posted the bail bond of P200,000 for possession of illegal drugs under Section 11 of RA 9165 last year.

 

After Buñe’s release, investigators of PAIDSOTG filed a criminal case in the court for Section 5 or for illegal pushing of drugs against him. 

 

At around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Buñe was brought to New Washington police station where he was temporarily detained. 

 

He was turned over to court on Thursday morning and subsequently detained at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan.