{"id":231479,"date":"2019-09-18T23:36:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T03:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=231479"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:38:26","slug":"makati-cops-arrest-rapper-loonie-4-others-in-buy-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/18\/makati-cops-arrest-rapper-loonie-4-others-in-buy-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Makati cops arrest rapper Loonie, 4 others in buy-bust"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bz_mVgdhZP9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bz_mVgdhZP9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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to Loonie and knows what he has been doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>&#8220;Doon kami nagsimula ng kung ano &#8216;yung mga susunod na gagawin. <\/i>Continuous <i>na binibigyan kami ng mga impormasyon, kung saan yung mga susunod na<\/i> gigs <em>niya<\/em>, <i>sino &#8216;yung mga kasama niya, ano mga sasakyan niya, at anong sistema nila. I-fineed sa&#8217;min lahat &#8216;yan <\/i>([From that informant,] we started to think of what we should do next. We received information continuously, such as where will be his next gigs, who are with him, what vehicle he will be using, and what is their system.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy wellbutrin online <a href=\"https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/wellbutrin.html\">https:\/\/therehabcentres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/wellbutrin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Those [information] were fed to us)<i>,&#8221;<\/i> he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He added that they also received details that Loonie allegedly makes deals either before, during, or after his gigs in Makati.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>&#8220;Itong nangyari dito, nangyari ito<\/i> before the activity <i>na isasagawa niya dito sa <\/i>Makati (What happened here also happened before the activity he will be conducting here in Makati),&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Loonie, or Marlon Peroramas in real life, however, denied all allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking with reporters, he said, <i>&#8220;Hindi po sa&#8217;min &#8216;yan. 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