![“The Pharmally case... there are 46 respondents [in our complaint], kaya medyo matagal. And many of them have become invisible. Para bang they're trying to evade the jurisdiction of this body,” says Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.](https://www.panaynews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plunder_copy_resized_resized-218x150.jpg "Ombudsman presses P11-B Pharmally plunder case But 23 respondents missing— Remulla")
ILOILO City – Two construction workers were arrested in an anti-drug operation in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz district on Thursday.
Romy Jame Aniceto and Raynold John Bacero were residents of the district’s Barangay Baldoza.
They were caught selling suspected shabu to a poseur buyer for P5,100, police said.
The suspects – tagged “street level” targets – had been under surveillance for two weeks, police added.
They were taken to the La Paz police station around 8:10 p.m.
Charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act would be filed against them./PN
