CEBU CITY – A South African national was arrested after he was caught carrying suspected shabu concealed in books when he arrived at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Thursday morning, Sept. 18. Personnel of the Customs Anti-Drug Interdiction Group (CADIG) recovered at least four...
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...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) recognized the exemplary performance and bravery of an anti-drug operative injured in a road accident during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday, Sept. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay,...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested when a suspected drug den was dismantled in Barangay Manga, Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Friday afternoon, Sept. 12. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Bohol Provincial Office seized nine packs of suspected shabu with an estimated value of...
BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen and a drug pusher were injured after they were hit by a car during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday night, Sept. 11. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), withheld the names of the two anti-drug operatives,...
A food delivery rider lodged administrative complaints against seven police officers of the Manila Police District’s Drug Enforcement Unit (MPD-DEU) who are allegedly involved in his alleged abduction in Sampaloc, Manila which lasted for nine hours. Chester Dumaran, 27, Grab rider, appeared...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered the immediate relief of the personnel of the Manila Police District 's (MPD) District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) on Friday, Sept. 12, following an alleged case of extortion and misconduct filed by two motorcycle riders against them. MPD...
BACOLOD CITY – A former policewoman was arrested and 45 grams of suspected shabu worth P306,000 were recovered in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Police Lt. Col. Alvimar Flores, Sagay police chief, said the 30-year-old suspect...
The victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war expressed their dismay over the order of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) to postpone the confirmation of charges hearing against the ex-chief executive initially scheduled on Sept. 23 to 26. A...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced on Monday, September 8, that it has fulfilled its promise of faster claims processing under its newly launched Guaranteed Access to Medicines and Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT) program, releasing its first payment ahead of the 15-day...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P4.5 million was seized from a major drug pusher in northern Iloilo province and border towns in Capiz province. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) identified the suspect as alias Brok Brok. He yielded 650 grams worth of shabu during an anti-drug...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) defended the arrest of a son of barangay captain in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Leia Alcantara, information officer of PDEA-7, said the arrest of the son of Barangay Carreta Captain Marciano Ando was...
