CEBU CITY – From council session to detention. This is the situation that two barangay councilors are facing after they were arrested for illegal drugs in separate police operations. In Asturias town, western Cebu, a 41-year-old barangay councilor was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Friday...
Bulacan police arrested four suspected drug peddlers and seized P402,600 worth of marijuana and Kush in separate buy-bust operations in San Ildefonso and Baliuag City on Wednesday night, June 24. Two suspects identified as “Kuys” and “Bert,” both 30 and listed as high-value individuals,...
ILOILO CITY – Three suspected drug pushers, including a former police officer, were arrested and suspected shabu valued at P1.4 million was seized in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, June 17. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspects as 60-year-old To Pepit of Barangay...
Over P1.6 million worth of shabu and a firearm were seized from four individuals during a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal, early Saturday morning, June 13. The Rodriguez Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the suspects as “Mitch,” 22; “Bunso,” 24; “Jerson,” 26; and...
BACOLOD CITY – An 18-year-old high school student supporting the treatment of his sick mother was apprehended in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taculing here on Wednesday, June 10. The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) arrested Bords, a Grade 12 student, with 160 grams of suspected shabu worth...
A 33-year-old former Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) employee and his live-in partner were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City, on Tuesday night, June 9, which resulted in the seizure of P374,000 worth of shabu. The suspects were collared on...
Authorities seized P489,600 worth of shabu from a drug dealer on the police watchlist, along with another man, during a buy-bust operation in Pasig City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspects as “Gaspar,” 45, listed as a street-level individual, and “Yuri,” 32. They...
A 31-year-old fugitive facing a drug case in Albay was arrested in a Quezon City buy-bust past 2 a.m. Saturday, June 6. Police recovered suspected shabu worth over ₱2,000 and confirmed that the suspect had a standing warrant of arrest in his home province. The suspect was collared on Diego...
CEBU CITY – A 17-year-old boy was taken into protective custody after a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guadalupe here on Monday night, June 7. The boy was taken into custody for allegedly selling shabu to undercover operatives, said Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas...
BAGUIO CITY – A court here has sentenced a drug pusher to life imprisonment following his arrest in a buy-bust operation last year. The Regional Trial Court Branch 3 found the accused, Jong, guilty of violating Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165, also known as...
Authorities seized around P4.3 million worth of illegal drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy tablets, and ketamine, from a 23-year-old suspected drug trafficker during a buy-bust operation in Makati City on Thursday, June 4. The Southern Police District (SPD) said the man, identified as “Kuya,”...
A repeat drug offender and his cohort were arrested after police seized more than ₱2.2 million worth of shabu from them in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Del Monte, Quezon City, before dawn on Wednesday, June 3. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the operation was carried out at...