Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Illegal Drugs Division (NBI-AIDD) have arrested a suspected credit-card hacker and drug pusher in an operation in Las Piñas City.
The NBI-AIDD identified the suspect as Edgar Silvano Jr., alias “Boy Tattoo,”during an anti-illegal-drug operation on Wednesday in Silvano’s residence in Unit 404 Hanalie Bldg. Ohana Place Residence, Barangay Almanza Uno in the city.
Charges for Violation of Republic Act (RA) 9165 (the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) and RA 8484 (the Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998) were filed against Silvano before the Las Piñas Prosecutor’s Office.
The case investigated the report of a confidential informant regarding a group led by alias “Boy Tattoo” who allegedly traded illegal drugs in the city and nearby areas.
As a result of the probe, Hon. Salvador V. Timbang Jr., the executive judge of the Las Piñas City regional trial court issued a warrant directing NBI-AIDD operatives to search the premises of “Boy Tattoo.”
With the help of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Philippine National Police, NBI-AIDD operatives caught the suspect in possession of two transparent plastic bags containing white powdered substances and assorted drug paraphernalia.
The NBI-Forensic Chemistry Division tested two plastic tooters and two improvised glass pipes which showed traces of methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu.
Moreover, hundreds of credit cards with different names, bank books, several laptops, computers and scheming devices used in fraudulent transactions were also recovered.
Silvano, a well-known carder and social engineer, is a self-proclaimed international hacker. He was a member of a local underground group called Oneball, but he left it to form his own internet relay chat “#.ph”in DALNet.server.