Female shabu supplier meted life imprisonment

La Trinidad, Benguet , Philippines – After four years of trial, a woman drug pusher who hid as vegetable dealer was meted life imprisonment. 

Amy Dasigan was found guilty of violating Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) of Republic Act 9165 (The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002).

She was caught red-handed for selling and in actual possession of shabu at Bayabas, La Trinidad, Benguet by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in a buy-bust operation on Dec. 9, 2006, where six sachets or .52 grams of shabu were seized from her. 

Dasigan, a native of Daet, Camarines Norte and resident of Bayabas, La Trinidad, Benguet, accordingly was supplying shabu to her patrons at the vegetable trading post here.

In her 12-page decision, Judge Marybelle Demot-Mariñas, of the Regional Trial Court Branch 8 here handed on Jan. 7, Dasigan will pay P500,000 fine; and additional 12 years and one day to 14 years and eight months in jail and P300,000 penalty.

“All told, the prosecution evidence has overcome the presumption of innocence of the accused. Her guilt having been established beyond reasonable doubt, her conviction is proper in both cases,” the decision read. 

Meanwhile, a homosexual who reportedly was a pimp tagged in the target list of drug personalities and reportedly serving as runner of a very notorious and long-existing drug group in Baguio City allegedly closely affiliated with the Bahala na Gang, was arrested on Jan. 7.

Cris Mansion Peñaflor alias “Tita Cris,” 36, from Manila and resident of Lower Quirino Hill, Baguio City was caught selling a P500-worth of shabu at a waiting shed also in Lower Quirino Hill. 

PDEA-CAR agents said he tried to evade the bust by running away and swallowing the sachet of shabu.