CEBU CITY – A lotto outlet in Mandaue City was found to have been used as a front to sell illegal drugs. The operator of the lotto outlet, a 39-year-old woman, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Paknaan on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized 20 kilos of suspected shabu worth P136 million and arrested a wanted drug pusher and his cohort in San Pablo City, Laguna, on Tuesday night. In a statement on Wednesday, PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani Nerez said Kendayo, with a standing...
Four suspected peddlers of illicit drugs in various areas of Bulacan province who had long been under surveillance were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 13. According to the police, the suspects were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in the towns of Marilao, Sta. Maria, and...
Three suspected drug pushers landed in jail following their arrest in a buy-bust operation early Monday morning, Aug. 11, in Rodriguez, Rizal. The suspects, a certain Tati, 23, Taga, 42, and Yvonne, 27, were collared shortly after midnight in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, by elements of the...
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...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade and seized P442,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Tuesday, August 5. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) identified the suspect as alias Mar, a resident of...
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...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed two measures aimed at strengthening the government’s campaign against illegal drugs through holistic approach of enforcement, rehabilitation and reintegration. In filing Senate Bill No. 665, or the proposed “Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation...
