Kapamilya Young Actor Arrested for Drug Charges at 7107 Music Festival
Kapamilya young actor and her three non-showbiz friends were arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 3 after they were caught while in the act of smoking a marijuana during the 7107 International Music festival in Clarkfield, Pampanga on Sunday.
According to PDEA Region 3 Regional Director Jeoffrey Tacio, the 17-year-old "Galema: Anak ni Zuma" star and former contestant of a popular reality TV show and his friends were already released but still facing criminal liability for violating the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.
Read the statement released by PDEA below:
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) caught a teen actor and three others while in the act of smoking marijuana during an international music festival in Clarkfield, Pampanga.
PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. said that the 17-year-old teen actor starred in the hit TV series, Galema, and a former contestant of a popular reality TV show...
On February 23, 2014, combined elements of PDEA Regional Office 3 (PDEA RO3), PDEA Special Enforcement Service (PDEA SES), City Public Safety Company (CPSC), Angeles City Police Office and 302ndAir Intelligence and Security Squadron, Philippine Air Force, who were deployed during the 7107 International Music Festival, Global City, Clarkfield, Pampanga arrested the suspects after they were caught while in the act smoking marijuana during the music festival just before midnight. Three persons were also invited for questioning.
A stainless box containing mar ijuana dried leaves; one piece of marijuana stick; and one blue tablet suspected to be valium and a smoking pipe with marijuana residue were confiscated from the teen actor and his two companions.
Appropriate cases for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs), Article II, of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are being prepared for filing in court against the suspects.
Both the 17-year-old boys will be turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), San Fernando, Pampanga. Although they are minors, they will be criminally liable under Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, if the court finds that they violated the anti-drug law.”
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Kapamilya Young Actor Arrested for Drug Charges at 7107 Music Festival
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