The Taguig City government has temporarily suspended its support to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and demanded the return of a building it allowed for use as the agency's office after the PDEA southern district chief and three others were caught in a P9.18 million shabu buy-bust operation....
DAVAO CITY – A notorious drug pusher and three drug users were arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. Facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, are Elizabeth Gonzales, alias...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be conducting a thorough investigation into the involvement of some members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the recycling of confiscated illegal drugs following the arrest of the head of its office and two other agents in a raid in...
TINGLAYAN, Kalinga – Authorities discovered five sacks containing 108 marijuana bricks worth P12.9 million in Tulgao East here on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Kalinga Provincial Police Office and Philippine Drug Enforcement...
The chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Southern District Office was arrested along with two other anti-narcotics agents and a driver after they yielded P9.18 million worth of shabu during a police buy-bust operation in Taguig City. The suspected shabu and gun seized in the...
The arrest of six agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in an operation in Taguig City will not affect the strong partnership between the agency an the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a statement released on Wednesday, Dec. 7, PDEA said the operation that resulted in the...
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Pampanga arrested 13 drug suspects and seized shabu totaling P156,000 in separate buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 6. PDEA-Pampanga said seven persons were arrested in the first operation at 9:05 p.m. on Ilang-Ilang St.,...
CEBU CITY – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) and her cousin were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tisa here on Thursday night, Dec. 1. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) identified the suspects as Maria Corazon Caburnay and Teodulo Canoy, a...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) needs more manpower in order to become more effective and efficient in running after illegal drugs syndicates operating in the country, its former head said. As a multi-billion peso illegal operation, former PDEA director general Wilkins Villanueva said...
The administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. officially launched on Saturday, Nov. 26, the Buhay Ay Ingatan, Droga Ayawan (BIDA), a coordinated anti-illegal drugs program which is described as more holistic in approach. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the public Friday, Nov. 25, to help the government put an end to the country’s illegal drug woes by supporting the "Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan" (BIDA) program. DILG Sec. Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. (File photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was arrested and yielded suspected shabu weighing 16 grams valued at P108,800 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 21. AN overseas Filipino worker was arrested in a buy-bust operation and...
