G.R. No. 229055 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ELIZABETH NYAMBURA RUNANA AND MA. GRACE LACSON Y NAVARRO, ACCUSED,MA. GRACE LACSON Y NAVARRO, ACCUSED-,DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, finding both accused ELIZABETH NYAMBURA RUNANA @ "LIZ" and MA. GRACE LACSON y NAVARRO @ "GINA" guilty beyond reasonable doubt for violation of Section 5 in relation to Section 26, Art. II of Republic Act 9165, they are both sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole, and each of them ordered to pay a fine in the amount of P2,000,000.00 and to pay the costs. Per records, the Court after taking the sample specimens of the drug-object evidence, ordered the destruction or disposition of the four (4) vacuum heat sealed transparent plastic sachets wrapped with aluminum foil pursuant to Section 21, par. 4 of RA 9165 (records, pages 153-154). As regards the sample specimens, the same are likewise forfeited in favor of the State and ordered destroyed pursuant to existing Rules after fifteen (15) days from date of the promulgation of this case, if no appeal is taken. SO ORDERED.