Instead of spending his time inside a classroom teaching schoolchildren to become good citizens, an elementary school teacher is now inside a detention facility of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
This was after he was arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by operatives of PDEA Regional Office 9 (PDEA RO9) on September 20, 2011 near a lotto outlet in Baliwasan Moret, Zamboanga City.
PDEA Director General Undersecretary Jose S. Gutierrez Jr., identified the suspect as Raul Ledesma Miang, alias “Anggo”. Gutierrez revealed that Miang is included in the PDEA Regional watchlist.
Miang, a 50-year old private school teacher, yielded one plastic sachet of shabu during the buy-bust operation. Also recovered from the suspect were a cellular phone, a wallet containing identification cards, and the P900 buy-bust money used in the transaction. Inventory of evidence were done in the presence of the suspect’s legal counsel and members of the media.
“It is very disturbing that a teacher, who should serve as role model for our youth, has been corrupted by illegal drugs. Teachers should be part of the solution to the drug problem not the abetting problem,” the PDEA Chief noted, citing the significant role educators play in the implementation of the national anti-drug campaign.
Charges for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165, or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, have been filed in court against Miang. Evangeline DJ Almenario, Chief, Public Information Office, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
