COPS ACCUSED OF PLANTING EVIDENCE

Four Central Police District (CPD) operatives were charged yesterday before
the Quezon City Prosecutor Office for allegedly planting evidence on a
widow they arrested during a buy-bust last year.

Slapped with violation of Section 29 of Republic Act 9165 were SPO2 Manuel
Saldana, PO3 Angelito Resurrecion, PO1 Eliseo Santos and PO1 Jeremiah
Englis, all reportedly assigned to the Drugs Enforcement Unit of the CPD
Station 8.

The case stemmed from the complaint of Alice del Rosario, 46, of 16 J.
Ponce St., Barangay Marilag, Proj. 4, Quezon City who claimed the
respondents illegally arrested her in her house on March 24, 2003.

Del Rosario narrated that she was eating dinner with her family when she
saw the respondents climbing their gate.

The respondents allegedly told the complainant that they were cops and were
looking for a certain Richie, who allegedly ran inside her compound.

The complainant opened the gate but the respondents allegedly suddenly
barged inside and conducted a search..

When the respondents failed to see Richie, they allegedly brought the
complainant to the police station and said she is facing drug charges.

The complainant denied the charges saying that there was no buy-bust
operation and the respondents allegedly planted the evidence.

Del Rosario is now facing charges of violation of Section 5 Article 2 of RA
9165 before the sala of QC Regional Trial Court Judge Agustin Dizon after
police allegedly recovered from her at least 0.03 gram of suspected shabu.