Police recovered more than P133-million worth of suspected cocaine in a coastal area in Linapacan town, Palawan province, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday. Acting PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said joint personnel from the Linapacan Municipal Police Station,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Cocaine and shabu valued at P9 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in a motel here on Tuesday. The City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Zamboanga City Police Office, Regional Intelligence Unit-9, and other law enforcement agencies conducted the operation. Recovered from a...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Authorities recovered more than a kilo of suspected cocaine worth P5.3 million from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taggat Sur, Claveria, Cagayan on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Police Brig. Gen. Roy B. Parena, Police Regional Office-2...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Authorities confirmed that the stash of suspected illegal drug found floating in the sea of Hernani, Eastern Samar on Thursday was cocaine. Laboratory analysis on Friday said that 3.6 kilos of cocaine in six black bricks labeled Coca Racing valued at P19 million was recovered by a...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman recovered 5.4 kilograms of suspected floating cocaine in the sea of Hernani, Eastern Samar, on Thursday, Aug. 14. The 52-year-old fisherman discovered the contraband while fishing before noon. He turned over the item to the Hernani Municipal Police Station. Six blocks...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega confirmed on Monday, July 28, that a Filipino was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Ireland for drug trafficking charges. The official confirmed the Irish Special Criminal Court’s decision that recently came out on social media...
TUGUEGARAO City, Cagayan – A pack of suspected cocaine was recovered by a fisherman in the sea of Sitio Casaluran, Barangay Dilam, Calayan, Cagayan on Sunday, June 22. Police said the contraband was wrapped in plastic and secured with duct and scotch tapes and labeled Coca Racing. The fisherman...
A suspected Filipina courier of illegal drugs worth P24 million has been arrested upon her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from Sierra Leone, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Friday, Jan. 10. The BI identified the arrested woman as Joy Dagonano Gulmatico, 29, who...
Australian Federal Police officers stand with approximately 350 kilograms (770 pounds) of seized cocaine at a press conference at the AFP headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Jono Searle/AAP Image via AP) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian police seized a...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon seized 1,350 milliliters of liquid cocaine worth P8.5 million from a Colombian national during a controlled delivery operation in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Tuesday night, June 25. LIQUID cocaine...
CEBU CITY – Intelligence monitoring has been tightened in Central Visayas following the recent discovery of bricks of cocaine worth P106 million in Eastern Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) are checking...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will step up its cooperation with other countries in the campaign against illegal drugs following the discovery of at least 20 bricks of cocaine that were fished out off the waters of Arteche town in Eastern Samar last week. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean...
