CEBU CITY - A 29-year-old drug pusher tagged as a high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Friday night, Dec. 20. Police recovered 4.5 kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P30.6 million from Kent Kirk Calonge Ponsica, who was arrested on M....
CEBU CITY – Two kilos of shabu worth P13.6 million were seized from a 46-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pulpogan, Consolacion town, northern Cebu on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19. A KG9 9mm pistol with five bullets was also seized from the possession of Jame Lacang, a native...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to make an accounting of all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are facing legal woes or languishing in jail abroad. Escudero said the successful return of Mary Jane Veloso last Wednesday,...
If evidence warrants, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, Dec. 19, vowed to prosecute those who may have committed crimes against humanity. DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres made the assurance in response to the report released by the House of Representatives Quad Committee...
Former vice presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez echoed the call of a senior lawmaker for Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to show evidence that would refute the findings of the House quad committee on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs campaign. Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has conducted a two-day mandatory drug test for nearly 1,000 regular and contractual employees as part of the measures to ensure the safety and security of the ports. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago said the surprise drug tests were conducted...
ILOILO CITY – A former policemen was caught with approximately P500,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Balasan town, Iloilo province on Thursday. TAMPOL'S mugshot. The suspect was identified as alias Tampol. “This arrest serves as a stark reminder that the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at more than P2 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Pavia town, Iloilo province on Dec. 11. TWO drug suspects yield more than P2-million worth of suspected shabu in a Dec. 11, 2024 anti-drug operation in Pavia town, Iloilo...
ILOILO CITY — Police seized suspected shabu valued at P2.2 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 10. SUSPECTED shabu valued at more than P2 million was recovered in a Dec.10 anti-drug operation in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO Police Station 1) The Iloilo City...
CEBU CITY – A former policeman was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Sunday night, Dec. 8. FORMER policeman Kenneth Bacalso Yaquit is arrested after several packs of suspected shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A suspected drug pusher and his live-in partner were arrested and shabu valued at P6 million was seized in a drug buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Police identified the suspect as Joel, 33. He was listed as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade by...
CAMP MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – The suspected leader of a drug syndicate was apprehended by the police in a manhunt operation in Malvar town, this province, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 3. The suspect was identified as Ryan, 49, leader of the Tan Drug Group. Ryan, from Barangay Masin Norte,...
