Anti Drugs Campaign
Claimant of P218-M shabu shipment nabbed in NAIA
April 18, 2024, 10:28 am Updated on April 18, 2024, 11:41 am
MANILA – Authorities arrested the consignee of a shabu shipment worth PHP218 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Complex in Pasay City on Wednesday evening. In a report on Thursday, Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) chief Brig. Gen. Dionisio Bartolome… Read More
Cops intercept van carrying P13.3-B shabu in Batangas checkpoint
April 15, 2024, 2:55 pm
MANILA – Police officers intercepted a vehicle carrying some PHP13.3 billion worth of shabu in Batangas on Monday morning. Initial reports reaching Camp Crame in Quezon City said the contraband was found in a silver van bearing plate number CBM 5060, driven by 47-year-old Ajalon Michael Zarate.… Read More
5.7K high-value targets nabbed under Marcos admin's drug drive
April 9, 2024, 11:05 am
MANILA – Almost 5,700 drug high-value targets (HVTs) across the country have been arrested since the start of the crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2022 by the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Tuesday. Based on the latest… Read More
PDEA: Viral docs on 2012 anti-drug operation fake
April 2, 2024, 3:16 pm Updated on April 2, 2024, 8:52 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday denied the authenticity of operational documents about an anti-drug operation in 2012 that circulated on social media. “PDEA ran a check through its Plans and Operations Reports Management Information System or PORMIS and found… Read More
Claimant of P20.4-M shabu shipment nabbed in NAIA
March 26, 2024, 10:36 am
MANILA – Authorities arrested the consignee of a shabu shipment worth PHP20.4 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday afternoon. In a report on Tuesday, Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) chief Brig. Gen. Dionisio Bartolome Jr. identified the… Read More
BIDA 1st year: 96K suspects, 28K drug-free communities
March 24, 2024, 3:35 pm
MANILA – Law enforcers arrested 95,790 drug suspects and seized PHP21 billion worth of illegal drugs in the first year of the government’s centerpiece anti-illegal drugs program Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA). The numbers were the result of 75,831 drug operations nationwide, Department… Read More
PDEA warns public vs. marijuana-flavored vapes
March 17, 2024, 4:45 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Sunday cautioned the public on the use of electronic cigarettes amid an upsurge of vaping products with marijuana oil. The PDEA and other law enforcers confiscated cannabis oil and marijuana kush as well as assorted vaping products worth… Read More
Lanao Sur town dad, cohort yield P6.8-M shabu in QC buy-bust
March 14, 2024, 5:11 pm
MANILA – Anti-narcotics authorities seized PHP6.8 million worth of shabu from two drug high-value targets (HVTs), including a local official in Lanao del Sur province, in Quezon City on Wednesday night. In a report on Thursday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the… Read More
4 nabbed, P22.6-M shabu seized in Pasay, Iloilo anti-drug ops
March 8, 2024, 1:48 pm
MANILA – Police agents confiscated suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP22.6 million from four high-value drug suspects during buy-busts in Pasay City and Iloilo province on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose… Read More
Over 5K high-value targets fall since start of Marcos admin drug drive
February 21, 2024, 2:37 pm
MANILA – Authorities have arrested more than 5,000 drug high-value targets (HVTs) and seized nearly PHP32 billion worth of narcotics since the start of the President Ferdinand Marcos Jr administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2022, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)… Read More
PNP: PH crime rate drops 27.6% from Jan. 1 to Feb. 10
February 12, 2024, 3:28 pm
MANILA – The country's crime rate has dropped by 27.63 percent from Jan. 1 to Feb. 10 this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. In a press briefing held at Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the number of index crimes during this period… Read More
PDEA destroys P4.51-B seized drugs, chemicals
February 8, 2024, 5:30 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday destroyed PHP4.51 billion worth of dangerous drugs, and controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) at the Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) in Barangay Aguado, Trece Martires City, Cavite. The PDEA said the drug… Read More
PBBM never on watchlist - PDEA
January 29, 2024, 9:52 am Updated on January 29, 2024, 9:05 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was never on the drug watchlist of the agency. PDEA's remark was in reaction to the statement of former president Rodrigo Duterte, claiming that "when he was the mayor of Davao, he was shown… Read More
PNP not backing down on scalawags
January 19, 2024, 8:55 pm
MANILA – It is still open season for scalawags wearing the police uniform, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said Friday. This after the PNP busted two erring cops in separate buy-bust operations this week in San Fernando, Pampanga, and Cagayan de Oro City.… Read More
PNP: 985 erring cops axed, aggressive drug war to continue
January 11, 2024, 7:58 pm
MANILA – A total of 985 police officers have been dismissed from the service due to administrative cases since the start of the Marcos administration, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said… Read More
PDEA: Close to 28K villages drug-cleared since start of Marcos admin
December 22, 2023, 2:01 pm
MANILA – Nearly 28,000 villages across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs since the start of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday. In its latest report on the national anti-drug campaign, PDEA said 27,968… Read More
PDEA: Quick destruction of seized drugs to curb recycling schemes
December 14, 2023, 1:00 pm
MANILA – The bill seeking the prompt destruction of seized illegal drugs in operations will put an end to the cycle of drug pilferage and recycling, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday. “The bill, once approved by Congress, can be a huge prevention effort against… Read More
DILG chief: Anti-drug abuse councils 'heroes' of government's campaign
November 23, 2023, 12:49 pm
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. touted anti-drug abuse councils (ADACs) as "heroes" of the government's fight against illegal drugs in the grassroots level. The ADACs are multi-sectoral councils responsible for the formulation of plans… Read More
27.9K villages 'drug-cleared' as of Oct. - PDEA
November 17, 2023, 7:32 pm
MANILA – Close to 28,000 villages across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs since the start of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday. Based on the data released by the PDEA, a total of 27,903 out of the… Read More
4 nabbed, P23.8-M ‘shabu’ seized in Cavite buy-bust
November 10, 2023, 9:19 am
MANILA – Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP23.8 million from four suspects in Cavite province on Thursday night. In a report, the agency said the suspects Montaha Abbas, 43; Datu Bandong, 37; Norhata Abbas,… Read More
