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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LOURDERICO ORTIZ DARISAN AND PILAR GAYAS GAUANG, APPELLANTS.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LOURDERICO ORTIZ DARISAN AND PILAR GAYAS GAUANG, APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 176151 | 2009-01-30


FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

Before us on appeal is the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated April 25, 2006 affirming the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City, Branch 65, in Criminal Case Nos. 02-2125 to 02-2127 finding appellants Lourderico Darisan and Pilar Gauang guilty of violation of Sections 5[3] and 11[4] of RA 9165,[5] as amended.
 
On July 30, 2002, the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Makati City Police received a tip from an informant that appellants were engaged in drug-pushing activities in Rose Street, Barangay Rizal, Makati City. A team of police officers was formed to conduct a...