Government anti-narcotics operatives seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a former professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Cebu City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Slotty Avila, 34, was served with the search warrant n...
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...
Police arrested three suspected drug personalities in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Barangay Mabiga, Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Suspects were identified as Paquito Cabrera, Jeffrey Tadeo, and Alvin Dizon. They yielded three heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing...
Anti-narcotics authorities dismantled a drug den on Wednesday, Nov. 30, following the arrest of three drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said 41-year old Danny Tanilon was arrested at around 11:30 a.m., together...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ninety-nine out of 100 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors tested negative in a surprise drug test conducted by the Land Transportation Office in Northern Mindanao (LTO-10) recently. LTO-10 Director Nelson Manaloto (right) supervises a surprise drug test for...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office reported that some 648 former drug personalities completed their six-month community-based rehabilitation program that allowed them to be immersed back with the mainstream society and live normal lives. Social Worker Officer Ellen...
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men failed drug tests and were defrocked, a local official said Tuesday. Four monks including an abbot at a temple in Phetchabun province's Bung Sam Phan district tested positive for...
ISABELA -- Four drug personalities who were caught with an undetermined amount of shabu during a buy-bust operation were arrested in Barangay Malapat in Cordon town here on Monday, Nov. 28. Arrested were alias Noli, 30, and alias Win Win, 36, both residents of Malvar, Santiago City; alias Joey, 44,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P1 million was confiscated from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in a motel in Zamboanga City last Sunday, Nov. 27. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City acting police director, identified the suspects as Al-Hammad Alih Ahadain, alias...
A total of 24,159 illegal drug personalities were arrested while P9.9 billion worth of dangerous drugs were seized from July 1 to Nov. 24 this year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said the multi-billion worth of illegal drugs...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a bill institutionalizing a system of reporting for persons who died of drug overdose. In filing Senate Bill No. 1498, Lapid emphasized the importance of gathering information on drug overdose trends to effectively address the issue on drug overdose. The...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) vowed on Monday, Nov. 28, to implement stricter measures against the entry of illegal drugs entry in its facilities while ensuring that counseling and rehabilitation will be provided to the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). BJMP chief Director...
