UMINGAN, Pangasinan – A barangay councilor here was arrested after authorities found a fragmentation grenade in his house in Barangay Del Rosario here Friday, July 29. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of Pangasinan and the local police implemented a search warrant against the...
CEBU CITY – Government anti-narcotics agents raided and dismantled a suspected drug den in Barangay Carreta here Wednesday, July 27. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) arrested the joint’s alleged maintainers – Jimboy Peñas, 25, and Elñino Rosal, 20. Three other...
CABANATUAN CITY – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested four persons and seized suspected shabu valued at P102,000 in a buy-bust operation in a drug den in Barangay Dicarma here Thursday, July 28. The PDEA-Region 3 identified the suspects as Alex Salandanan, alias...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 70-year-old foreman shot the live-in partner of his youngest daughter dead over a family row in Barangay Domoit, this city, Wednesday, July 27. Police Senior Master Sgt. Wilbar Schramn Apoli, officer-on-case, identified the victim as Marc Erick Fajardo Naval, 45. The...
CEBU CITY – A barangay councilor and three others were arrested for playing mahjong in public Tuesday, July 26, in Jagna, Bohol. Arrested were Rowel Baja Ortiz, 49, a barangay councilor of Pagina, Jagna; Michel Salaum Sajulga, 43; Casimiro Sajulga Cagas, 39, and Elaine Estoque Arellano, 51....
INFANTA, Quezon – Police seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two alleged drug pushers in Purok Langka, Barangay Binulasan, here Wednesday, July 27. The suspects were identified as Michelle Tañola, 47, and Edgardo Salvadora, both residents of Sitio Langka, Barangay...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Two activists who helped lead mass demonstrations that toppled Sri Lanka's president were arrested Wednesday, police said, as parliament extended tough emergency laws imposed to restore order. Anti-government protesters (R) speaks with the members of Sri Lankan security forces...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested 12 persons and seized suspected shabu valued at P68,000 in a drug den raid in Barangay Tisa here Wednesday, July 27. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) arrested Arnel Pacaña, a 49-year-old aircon technician and the alleged maintainer of...
ILOILO CITY – Police nabbed two brothers facing murder charges in Lambunao, Iloilo. The suspects were identified as 31-year-old Virgilio Lastimoso Larroza and 44-year-old Bernaldo Lastimoso Larroza Jr., both residents of Barangay Jayubo, Lambunao. They were arrested separately in their homes...
CEBU CITY – A 27-year-old man was arrested after a pack of suspected shabu was discovered in his possession at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Monday, July 25. The suspect, Vincent Obong, was supposed to board a Leyte-bound aircraft when airport personnel caught him at Terminal...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug pushers were arrested and 280.56 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,907,808 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bagacay, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Monday, July 25. SUSPECTED shabu worth P2 million were seized from two men in a buy-bust...
KAMPO HENERAL PACIANO RIZAL, Sta. Cruz, Laguna – A 29-year-old fruit vendor considered as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Concepcion, San Pablo City, this province, Monday, July 25. Police Col. Cecilio R. Ison Jr., Laguna police...