CEBU CITY – A drug pusher in Bohol who was already jailed twice in the past was arrested anew. Garry Noel Binamira, 40, was nabbed in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 12, in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Packs of suspected shabu worth P7.3 million and a .45 caliber pistol were recovered...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized from a 35-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Saturday night, Aug. 9. Police described Ian Mark Rosales Velasquez as a high-value individual. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City, was cornered...
Drug enforcement teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized P4.76 million in shabu in a series of buy-busts between Sunday night and early Monday morning. “I commend the operatives for their dedication and commitment in the fight against illegal drugs in Bacolod City,” BCPO Director...
DAGUPAN CITY – Authorities arrested a Grade 9 student and seized suspected shabu valued at P700,000 in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The suspect was placed under surveillance for his alleged illegal activities before he was apprehended. Also recovered from the suspect were the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 31-year-old barangay councilor and her 60-year-old mother-in-law were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio San Roque, Purok 5, Barangay Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Police identified the suspects as barangay official Pam and her mother-in-law...
CEBU CITY – A 40-year-old drug pusher was wounded in a shootout with police in Barangay Apas here on Tuesday night, Aug. 5. Police said suspect Harry Mistula Candaza fired the first shot in an attempt to elude arrest. The Mabolo Police Station was alerted that Candaza was involved in the illegal...
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said almost 96.5 percent of barangays in Western Visayas region have been cleared of illegal drugs. Data showed that 1,963 out of the 3,389 barangays have been declared drug-free. PDEA-6 Regional Director Ralph Rommel Torres said that 119...
A woman was arrested and 18 sachets of suspected shabu were recovered during the recent implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Bone North, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya. Seized from Mary Jane were 15 medium-sized sachets of shabu weighing one gram each. Three more sachets of shabu worth P1,020...
Authorities confiscated around P680,000 worth of shabu from two suspected drug pushers, including a 68-year-old tagged as a high-value individual (HVI), during a buy-bust operation in Cainta, Rizal, on Saturday, August 2. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspects as...
CEBU CITY – A 29-year-old man was arrested after he was caught allegedly sniffing shabu inside the toilet of the Cebu South Bus Terminal here. Bryan dela Torre del Puerto, a native of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City, was apprehended by a patrolling security guard using shabu past noon Thursday, July...
CEBU CITY – A 42-year-old former soldier was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bil-isan, Panglao, Bohol. William Guirit, an ex-member of the Philippine Army, yielded 80 grams of suspected shabu worth P544,000. A 9mm caliber pistol was also recovered when the suspect and his alleged...
President Marcos declared that the Philippines has become more peaceful and more respectful of human rights under his administration, citing improved law enforcement, declining insurgency, and a whole-of-government approach to crime and drug enforcement. “Ang kapayapaan ay mahalagang pundasyon...
