Dolphy’s grandson nabbed for drugs

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines – A grandson of the late comedy king Dolphy and his girlfriend were arrested for allegedly selling illegal drugs in Lumban town Monday night.

Rocco Quizon, 32, and Raquel Alcantara, 32, both of Barangay Palasan, Sta. Cruz, were arrested after allegedly selling P1,000 worth of shabu to an undercover agent at around 7 p.m., said Senior Superintendent Florendo Saligao, Laguna police director.

Police allegedly recovered from the suspects nine plastic sachets containing shabu, marked money, drug paraphernalia and two cell phones.

Rocco, a son of Dolphy Quizon Jr., was previously arrested for a similar case in Sta. Cruz town, but was released after posting bail.

Rocco and Alcantara are being held at the Lumban police station while charges are readied against them.

AWOL soldier killed

Meanwhile, in Zamboanga City, a soldier believed engaged in drug trafficking was killed in a shootout following a sting that also resulted in the arrest of 11 suspects Monday.

Sakir Bakkil, said to be a member of the military who had gone absent without leave (AWOL), reportedly shot at police officers who were conducting a drug bust in Barangay Sta. Maria, said Superintendent Diomario Albarico, chief of the city police Station 7.

Albarico said no one among the raiding team was hurt in the shootout. He said among those arrested was a former barangay councilman.

In Negros Occidental, a village councilman was arrested in a drug sting in Murcia town Saturday.

Arnel Campanil, 45, was nabbed by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency at his home in Barangay Blumentritt.

Town Mayor Andrew Montelibano said Campanil had been placed under surveillance a week before the anti-narcotics agents conducted the sting.

Campanil reportedly yielded nine plastic sachets containing shabu. He is detained at the town police detention cell.– With Danny Dangcalan, John Unson