Anti Drugs Campaign
P1.57-B shabu seized in first 8 days of March: PDEA
March 9, 2022, 1:59 pm
MANILA – Anti-narcotics operatives confiscated a total of PHP1.57 billion worth of shabu in the first eight days of March alone. In a press briefing late Tuesday, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva said the amount includes the PHP1.088 billion worth of shabu from… Read More
Valenzuela buy-bust nets P1.1-B shabu; suspects nabbed
March 8, 2022, 8:00 pm
MANILA – Police and anti-narcotics agents seized PHP1.1 billion worth of shabu from a Chinese national and his Filipino cohort in a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City on Tuesday. According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) report, the suspects were identified as Tianzhu Lyu of… Read More
DILG beefs up anti-drug ops amid hiked mobility under AL 1
March 8, 2022, 10:10 am
MANILA – Law enforcers saw a significant increase in the volume of illegal drugs seized in operations during the past week amid increased mobility in many areas under the most relaxed Alert Level 1. Speaking to President Rodrigo Duterte during his Talk to the People on Monday night, Department… Read More
PDEA nabs town councilor’s wife in Maguindanao
March 7, 2022, 1:38 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotic operatives arrested on Sunday a former town employee but missed her husband, a town councilor, during an anti-drug operation in Maguindanao. Director Rogelito Daculla of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao… Read More
P75-B illegal drugs seized since July 2016: PDEA
March 3, 2022, 11:11 am Updated on March 3, 2022, 4:49 pm
MANILA – Authorities have seized a total of PHP75 billion worth of narcotics across the country since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2016. In its latest Real Numbers data as of January 31 and released on Wednesday night, the Philippine Drug… Read More
Domagoso vows to continue Duterte’s war on drugs
March 2, 2022, 3:00 pm
MANILA – Aksyon Demokratiko presidential bet Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso on Wednesday said if he wins the upcoming May 9 polls, he will continue President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s war on drugs, vowing to go after the sources of the prohibited substances. “Tuloy tuloy lang yung war on… Read More
Nigerian killed, P13-M shabu seized in QC drug sting
February 28, 2022, 11:43 am
MANILA – A Nigerian national was killed in a buy-bust operation that yielded PHP13.6 million worth of shabu in Quezon City on Sunday evening, the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) said Monday. DEG chief Brig. Gen. Randy Peralta, citing the report of the DEG's Special… Read More
New public officials must sustain PRRD’s anti-crime gains: Roque
February 23, 2022, 3:37 pm
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque said the low crime index for nearly six years is a significant legacy of the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that incoming executive and legislative officials should continue. Roque, a former presidential spokesman and legislator,… Read More
2-week ops yield nearly P166-M illegal drugs: DILG
February 8, 2022, 2:24 pm
MANILA – Authorities seized close to PHP166 million worth of narcotics in simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations in the past two weeks, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night. “In our campaign against illegal drugs, our… Read More
PDEA-12 monitors possible drug links of local poll aspirants
February 7, 2022, 2:48 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Soccsksargen (PDEA-12) is closely monitoring possible links to the illegal drug trade of several local candidates or aspirants for the May 2022 elections. Kath Abad, PDEA-12 spokesperson, disclosed the move on Monday after the… Read More
NCRPO seizes P5.9-B illegal drugs since Nov. 2020
February 2, 2022, 11:04 am
MANILA – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has confiscated more than PHP5.9 billion worth of illegal drugs in police operations from Nov. 10, 2020, to Jan. 30, 2022. Citing the latest data on Wednesday, NCRPO chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said a total of 24,684 suspects were… Read More
Over 24K barangays now 'drug-cleared': PDEA
February 1, 2022, 3:46 pm
MANILA – More than 24,000 barangays across the country have been cleared from illegal drugs since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in 2016. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday, the number… Read More
2 drug peddlers yield P40.8-M shabu in Makati buy-bust
January 27, 2022, 11:02 am
MANILA – Law enforcers have arrested two suspects and confiscated suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP40.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Makati City on Wednesday evening. In a report released on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police -… Read More
2 nabbed, P27-M shabu seized in Caloocan, Makati ops
January 26, 2022, 1:28 pm
MANILA – Law enforcers have seized over PHP27 million worth of shabu from two drug suspects in separate buy-bust operations in Caloocan and Makati on Tuesday, a police official said on Wednesday. In a report, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group… Read More
P1-M shabu seized from high-value drug suspect in northern Negros
January 25, 2022, 4:07 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A top drug personality of San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental yielded PHP1.088 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in Sitio Tul-ang, Barangay Rizal late Monday night. The suspect identified as Cesar “Manong” Pasigay, 47, resident of Kamarin area in the… Read More
Troops destroy P8.6-M marijuana plants in Sulu
January 24, 2022, 3:15 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government authorities have destroyed some PHP8.6 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants in the hinterlands of Sulu, the 4th Marine Brigade (MBde) reported Monday. In a statement, the 4MBde said the marijuana plants were destroyed Sunday in Barangay Masjid Bayle,… Read More
P90-M marijuana destroyed in Kalinga
January 20, 2022, 6:20 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Law enforcers destroyed PHP90 million worth of marijuana plants in a two-day operation in Kalinga, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCOR) said on Thursday. In a press statement, Capt. Marnie Abellanida, PROCOR information officer, said the marijuana destruction was jointly… Read More
PDEA destroys P5.3-B drugs, awaits court nod on more disposal ops
January 20, 2022, 5:23 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) renewed its call for local courts to expedite the issuance of orders allowing it to proceed with the immediate destruction of seized illegal drugs, as it burned about PHP5.3 billion worth of illegal drugs in Trece Martires City, Cavite on… Read More
PNP civilian employee falls in CamSur buy-bust
January 12, 2022, 11:36 am
LEGAZPI CITY – A civilian employee of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Calabanga, Camarines Sur was arrested for selling suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation on Tuesday afternoon. Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol), on Wednesday… Read More
3 nabbed, P61.2-M shabu seized in Taguig drug sting
January 11, 2022, 2:35 pm
MANILA – Police officers and anti-narcotics agents have seized PHP61.2 million worth of shabu from three drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Taguig City on Monday night. In a report, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG), said… Read More
