Five persons have been arrested and charged in court for their alleged involvement in bringing into the country last January about P2.7 billion worth of illegal drugs, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Thursday, Feb. 6. During a press conference, NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago...
President Marcos has appointed retired police general Isagani Nerez as the new director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Malacañang said. Retired Gen. Isagani Nerez (Photo courtesy of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed the...
Two high-value individuals (HVIs) on illegal drugs were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mayamot, Antipolo City on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun identified the suspects as "Ry" and "Urqia." Ry is a resident...
Equipment and paraphernalia allegedly used to manufacture shabu in a small-scale laboratory discovered in Tanza on Jan. 28 (Photo from PDEA Calabarzon) CAVITE – Authorities discovered a small-scale laboratory allegedly being used for the production of illegal drugs following a...
CEBU CITY – A mother and son were arrested for trying to sneak in 25 kilos of suspected shabu valued at P170 million here on Thursday morning, Jan. 23. SUSPECTED shabu valued at P170 million were seized from a mother and son in Pier 4, Cebu City on Thursday morning, Jan. 23. (Contributed photo)...
CEBU CITY — A former policeman was arrested when law enforcers raided a suspected drug den in Barangay Duljo Fatima here on Wednesday, Jan. 15. THREE persons, including a former policeman, are placed under arrest after a suspected drug den, where packs of suspected shabu were seized, was...
CEBU CITY – The former chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) has criticized the decision of the House quad-committee to cite former PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva for contempt. RUIZ Yogi Filemon Ruiz on Facebook aired his frustration over the...
Two high-value individuals nabbed during a buy-bust operation in Trece Martires on Dec. 9 (Photo from PDEA IVA/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities apprehended two high-value individuals (HVIs) in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Hugo Perez, Trece Martires, on Monday, Dec. 9. The...
CEBU CITY – A parcel that came from the National Capital Region was found to contain dried marijuana leaves when it arrived in a warehouse in Mandaue City, Cebu. BLOCKS of dried marijuana leaves were recovered from a package shipped to a warehouse in Mandaue City. (PDEA 7) The Philippine Drug...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Two alleged big-time distributors of shabu in Metro Manila were arrested in a buy-bust operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Oriental Mindoro in Barangay Dangay, Roxas town, Oriental Mindoro province, on Saturday, Nov. 30. TWO big-time...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – Authorities discovered fully grown marijuana plants valued at P2 million during an eradication operation in Sitio Manggahan, Barangay Kayapa, Bakun, Benguet on Saturday, Nov. 23. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 1 (Ilocos) Director Joel Plaza said...
CEBU CITY – The anti-illegal drug operation where 15 kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P102 million was seized happened barely 10 hours after the barangay where the confiscation was made was declared as a drug-cleared area. Despite the massive confiscation of...
