Republic of the Philippines

Department of Justice
NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE
OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR
City of Ilagan,Isabela
NAGUILIAN POLICE STATION,
NAGUILIAN ISABELA
Complainant,
-versus-

Case No.
For:

EDRIC JOE OLANGCO

Violation of Section 5 & 11

Article II, R.A 9165

Respondent
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AFFIDAVIT OF ARRESTING OFFICER
I, PO1 Mark Gammad, of legal age, single, regular member of the
Philippine National Police based at Nagulian Police Station Naguilian ,Isabela
after having been sworn to in accordance with the law do hereby depose and say to
wit;
1. On or about 1:00 oclock in the afternoon of September 4, 2014, a
Confidential Informant (CI) who was tasked to monitor the illegal
drug activities of @ JOE, arrived at our office and informed SPO4
Romeo Montes that he was able to set a drug deal with @ JOE. That
the CI further informed that @ JOE transacts to buyers of shabu with
a minimum order of worth One Thousand Pesos.
2. Upon receiving said information, SPO4 Romeo Montes immediately
informed our Chief of Police PSI PEDRO DELA CRUZ who then
instructed SPO4 Romeo Montes to form a team and plan for the
conduct of possible buy bust operation against @ JOE based on the
information received from our CI;
3. On or about 3:00 oclock in the afternoon of the same date, SPO4
Romeo Montes formed the team and conduct initial briefing based on
the detailed information given by the CI;
4. During the initial briefing, I (PO1 Mark Gammad) was designated as
arresting officer while PO1 Norman Pagalilauan will act as poseur
buyer. After which our team leader handed to PO1 Norman
Pagalialauan one (1) piece genuine one thousand peso marked bill

with serial no. CG121147 which was previously put into record by
the duty officer in our PNP blotter. It was also agreed that the prearrange signal to be used once the transaction consummated is that
PO1 Norman Pagalilauan will remove his cap and I,(PO1 Mark
Gammad), including the rest of the team shall rush up to the place of
transaction.
5. On or about 4:30 in the afternoon of the same date, the team proceeded
to Hilltop Naguilian , Isabela waiting shed beside Naguilian National
High School for the conduct of possible anti- illegal drug buy bust
operation;
6. SPO4 Romeo Montes instructed us (PO1 Mark Gammad , PO1
Norman Pagalilauan & CI) to proceed to the designated area of
transaction which is in Hilltop Naguilian, Isabela and we positioned
ourselves strategically within the area of transaction. After minutes of
waiting, PO1 Norman Pagalilauan noticed that several motorcycle
passing along the Highway and suddenly a motorcycle stopped where
PO1 Norman Pagalilauan standing .A male person approached him
(PO1 Norman Pagalialauan) and the CI immediately introduced
him(PO1 Norman Pagalilauan) as his friend who will buy shabu. A
conversation ensued between them (PO1 Norman Pagalilauan, CI and
@ JOE) after which,@ JOEimmediately asked for the payment as
he (@ JOE) brought out his wallet and handed to PO1 Norman
Pagalilauan two (2) pieces heat sealed transparent plastic sachet
containing white crystalline substance suspected to be
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride known as shabu and in return he
(PO1 Norman Pagalilauan) gave the one (1)thousand pesos as the buy
bust money consisting one (1) piece genuine one thousand peso
marked bill. Upon confirming that the content of the plastic sachet is
indeed shabu, immediately he (PO1 Norman Pagalilauan) gave the prearrange signal which is removing his cap .I,( PO1 Mark Gammad) and
the rest of the team immediately alighted from our motorcycle service
and identified ourselves as Police. I,(PO1 Mark Gammad) immediately
held and frisked @ JOE and conducted body search, recovered
from his direct control and possession the one (1) thousand buy bust
marked money, one (1) unit of nokia ASHA 303 cellular phone and the
confiscation of a black wallet recovered containing three (3) pieces
heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline
substance and money in different denominations amounts to Five (5)
Hundred Pesos (Php.500.00).
7. @ JOE was inform of his violation in selling and possessing of
dangerous drugs and thereafter I,(PO1 Mark Gammad) appraised him
of his constitutional rights but he opted to remain silent. The team
together with the arrested suspect immediately proceeds to Naguilian
Police Station for the conduct of marking, inventory and
documentation of confiscated pieces of evidence. The arrested person

was later identified as EDRIC JOE OLANGCO, 19 years old, single,

jobless and a resident of Barangay Roxas Naguilian, Isabela The
inventory of the pieces of evidence were done in the presence of the
arrested person (EDRIC JOE OLANGCO) as witnessed by Hon.Alex
Bartolome,Chairman of Brgy.Magsaysay Naguilian, Isabela and Atty.
Efren Garcia a Representative from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
No representative from the media witnessed the inventory despite
earnest efforts made in requesting their presence.
8. The confiscated suspected shabu were immediately forwarded to
Provincial Crime Laboratory Office based at Police Provincial Office
Ilagan City, Isabela
9. I am executing this affidavit freely and voluntarily as I attest to the
truthfulness and veracity of the above mentioned facts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand this 5 th
September 2014 at Ilagan City, Isabela

day of

PO1 MARK GAMMAD

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 5 th day of September 2014

at Ilagan City,Isabela

I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have personally examined the affiant, and that I
am satisfied that he understood his sworn statement and that he freely signed
executed it in my presence.

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Administering Officer