CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested when a suspected drug den was dismantled in Barangay Manga, Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Friday afternoon, Sept. 12. Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Bohol Provincial Office seized nine packs of suspected shabu with an estimated value of...
CEBU CITY – A son of a barangay captain was arrested for possessing more than P1 million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-illegal drug operation on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 3, in Barangay Tejero here. The 42-year-old suspect is a resident of Barangay Carreta where he works as a driver of the...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Bureau of Customs and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Clark Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group intercepted a shipment of shabu valued at P75 million during an interdiction operation at the Clark Freeport Zone on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Authorities seized a suspicious...
Anti-narcotics agents have arrested a high-value target (HVT) and seized some P13.6-million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in Lanao del Norte, an official said Monday. In a report, Bryan Babang, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9),...
The second most wanted personality in Sulu was killed in a joint law enforcement operation by the Philippine Army (PA), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Saturday, Aug. 16. Alganer Dahim alias “Wangbu”, an alleged notorious lawless element...
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...
A total of P1,428,000 worth of shabu was confiscated from two suspects during a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal, early Tuesday, Aug. 12. The Rodriguez Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the suspects as “Michael,” tagged as a high-value individual (HVI), and “John John,” listed...
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...
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...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has filed a bill proposing the creation of the Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority to further strengthen the fight against illegal drugs and drug abuse. Senate Bill No. 190, Sotto said, primarily seeks to amend Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs...
CEBU CITY – A cell phone technician was arrested with more than P1-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Ermita here on Wednesday afternoon, July 16. The 40-year-old suspect, Warren, yielded 150 grams of shabu valued at P1,020,000 when he was cornered by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The newly-established Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) kicked off its anti-illegal drug campaign with the arrest of a barangay official in Siquijor. The suspect, a 23-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor from Barangay Tignao, Lazi town,...
