By NITZ ARANCON
and JOEY NACALABAN
Correspondents
A LADY guard yesterday accused a group of police officers of stealing her money, necklace, and bracelet during an operation that resulted in the arrest of her boyfriend in Zone 9, Cugman here on Sunday.
Xylie Lou Espinoza, 31, of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, alleged that the officers stole from her P9,500 in cash during an anti-drug operation against her live-in partner in their rented pad.
“Gawas nga ilang gikuha akong kuwarta, ila pang gi-apil ang akong kuwintas ug bracelet, ug ila pang gikaon ang among sud-an nga litson manok ug mangga,” said Espinoza, a licensed guard under Transcental Security Agency.
She said she could identify the police officers if she sees them again.
Espinoza said that after her live-in partner was arrested last Sunday, the operatives entered their pad and started searching inside for drugs without a warrant.
“Apil ning akong double deck nga katri ilang gilintuwad kay basin kuno nga naay shabu sa ilawom. Pagsulod na nila dinhi ilang gikuha akong pitaka nga naay sulod kuwarta ug ilang gikuha kay halin kuno to sa shabu, bisan dili tinuod kay ako man tong suweldo,” Espinoza said.
For his part, Agora police chief Maj. Julius Macariola said his operatives are ready to submit themselves and line up so that Espinoza could identify those who allegedly stole from her.
Macariola encouraged Espinoza to file a formal complaint against his police officers.
City police director Col. Henry Dampal said that while he agrees with Macariola, he doubts the veracity of Espinoza’s allegations. He maintained that police officers in the city are “professionals.”
In Barangay Macabalan, a pier laborer was arrested in a buy-and-bust operation at around 4:30 pm Tuesday.
Capt. Mark Homer Ostan, Macabalan police station commander, identified the suspect as Carlito Bacala, 51, of Cilri, Barra, Macabalan.
Police seized from Bacala P300 used in the entrapment and seven sachets of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P40,000.
Minutes later, police arrested another suspected drug peddler in in Barangay Gusa.
Maj. Jelesis Teves, Carmen police commander, identified the suspect as 29-year-old Kristian Naguio a.k.a. Sadam, of Purok 5, Gusa.
Naguio allegedly yielded P2,000 in cash, three sachets of suspected shabu worth some P50,000, and a mobile phone containing suspected marijuana.
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