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AS ‘ICE’ REPORTEDLY FLOODING TINIAN STREETS
Tinian DPS director leads drug buy operations, 7 suspects fall
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Posted on Feb 17 2016
Tinian Department of Public Safety director John Santos led police officers in the investigation of trafficking methamphetamine or “ice” on Tinian, resulting in the arrest of seven of eight suspects on Friday.
Arrested were Michael Borja Evangelista, 29; Kyle San Nicolas Cepeda, 25; Vicente G. Adriano, 58; Antonio Adriano, 38; Jay Barcinas San Nicolas, 34; Christopher Boki Evangelista, 53; and Jose Anthony Sablan, 45.
Jay San Nicolas is an employee of Tinian Mayor’s Office, but assigned to Tinian Department of Public Works, Saipan Tribune learned.
The eighth suspect was identified as Frank Mendiola, who was not served with an arrest warrant yet as of yesterday’s bail hearing.
Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio imposed $50,000 cash bail each for all defendants, except Vicente Adriano.
Kim-Tenorio imposed $100,000 cash bail on Vicente Adriano because he was allegedly involved in two “ice” trafficking cases.
Police detectives stated in their reports that their confidential informant disclosed that the eight suspects are actively selling “ice” on Tinian.
Police said during a controlled buy operation last Jan. 6, their informant managed to buy $50 worth of “ice” from suspects Michael Evanglista, Cepeda, and Mendiola in front of Poker Club.
Police said their informant twice purchased “ice” worth $100 from Vicente Adriano at separate places last Jan. 26.
The confidential informant allegedly bought $50 worth of “ice” from Antonio Adriano last Jan. 24.
The informant allegedly managed to buy $50 worth of “ice” from Jay San Nicolas outside Cha Cha Poker last Feb. 4.
Police said their informant purchased $50 worth of “ice” from Christopher Evangelista last Feb. 1. Christopher Evangelista allegedly got the drugs from Vicente Adriano.
Director Santos and a detective conducted drug tests on the purchased substance and stated that the results came out presumptive positive.
Last November, Tinian DPS director Santos, Tinian Mayor Joey Patrick San Nicolas, and then-DPS commissioner James C. Deleon Guerrero disclosed during a press conference that “ice” has been flooding the streets of Tinian, devastating many families.
