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Appellant was charged with violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165, for selling and for possessing, respectively, methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as�shabu. The Information3�in Criminal Case No. CBU-88596 alleged: That on or about the 3rd day of April 2010 at about 12:30…
Read decisionAhmad was charged with the illegal sale and possession of dangerous drugs, punishable under Sections 5 and 11, Article II of R.A. No. 9165. The two (2) separate Informations respectively docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 2012-338 and 2012-340, alleged the following: Criminal Case No. 2012-338 That on…
Read decisionOn October 16, 2012, Senior Superintendent Nerio T. Bermudo (P/SSupt Bermudo), the City Director of the Butuan City Police Office, ordered fifty (50) randomly selected police officers under the Butuan City Police Office to undergo drug testing pursuant to Section 36, Article III of R.A. No. 9165.…
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