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Rapper Loonie walks out of jail
Rapper Loonie is now a free man after posting a P2-million bail for drug charges filed against him.
Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP) spokesperson, Jail Chief Inspector Xavier Solda told INQUIRER.net on Saturday, January 25, that the rapper, or Marlon Peroramas in real life, temporarily walked out of the Makati City jail on Friday night.
Confirming the news, fellow rapper Mike Swift posted an Instagram photo, showing Loonie along with Ron Henley, Abra Apekz, and DJ Buddah.
“Ring the Alarm! Back at it!” he wrote in the caption.
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Mike also uploaded a short video on YouTube titled, “Loonie is Back! Stronger than ever. #ALARMtour”
It can be recalled that Loonie, along with four other suspects namely David Rizon, Ivan Agustin, Albert Alvarez, and Idyll Liza Peroramas, were nabbed during a buy-bust operation in Makati City in September 2019.
[READ: Makati cops arrest rapper Loonie, 4 others in buy-bust]
Seized during the operation were 15 sachets of kush or high-grade marijuana worth P100,000, mobile phones, and marked money.
The rapper, however, denied that he was involved in the illegal drug trade.
The Makati City Office of the Prosecutor charged Loonie, his younger sister Idyll, and David were charged with violating Section 5 of the Republic Act (RA) No.
9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for selling illegal drugs. No bail was recommended.
Loonie and Rizon, along with Agustin, were also charged with violating Section 15 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act for illegal drug use. A P3,000 bail was set for each of them.
Aside from Loonie, Rizon was also freed after he posted bail amounting to P503,000, according to reports.