Anti Drugs Campaign
BOC seizes P15-M shabu concealed in clothes
October 19, 2021, 3:43 pm
MANILA – The Bureau of Customs-Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) on Tuesday seized 2.3 kilos of shabu worth PHP15.64 million concealed in two shipments discharged at a warehouse in Pasay City. In a statement, the bureau said the packages were imported from Malaysia and were… Read More
PNP reviewing pact with NBI on probe of drug war deaths
October 18, 2021, 2:46 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it is now reviewing the memorandum of agreement (MOA) drafted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that will pave the way for the joint investigation of the police and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on anti-illegal drugs… Read More
Shun poll candidates with drug links, PDEA urges voters
October 15, 2021, 12:34 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday discouraged the public from voting for drug-tainted candidates running in next year's polls. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva issued the warning in light of the recent arrest of a mayoralty candidate and four others at a… Read More
Principal, bro yield P40-K shabu in Pangasinan
October 14, 2021, 10:39 am
ALCALA, Pangasinan – Authorities seized PHP40,800 worth of shabu and arrested a high school principal and his brother listed as high-value targets in an operation here early Thursday. In an interview, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Pangasinan provincial officer, Rechie Camacho,… Read More
BOC busts P6.5-M ecstasy tablets in Pasay
October 13, 2021, 6:04 pm
MANILA – Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers at the Port of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) seized in Pasay City on Wednesday a shipment containing around PHP6.5 million worth of ecstasy tablets from Germany. In a statement, the bureau said the contraband was concealed in a parcel covered… Read More
780K drug surrenderers undergo wellness programs: DILG
October 12, 2021, 1:46 pm
MANILA – Over 780,000 individuals have so far availed of community-based wellness and recovery programs for drug surrenderers as part of the government's holistic approach to the illegal drug problem, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday… Read More
It’s hard to uncover truth sans PH cooperation, Palace to ICC
October 8, 2021, 2:30 pm
MANILA – It would be difficult for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to uncover the truth in President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign without the Philippine government’s cooperation, Malacañang said on Friday. “Without the cooperation of the state, mahihirapan po sila (it would… Read More
Pact with NBI to help uncover truth on drug war deaths: PNP
October 7, 2021, 1:37 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday welcomed the drafting of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the police force on the investigation of deaths attributed to the government's anti-illegal drugs campaign. PNP chief Gen.… Read More
NBI to probe 52 drug cases involving 154 cops
October 6, 2021, 4:43 pm
MANILA – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said a formal agreement is being drafted between the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the bureau to look into cases of alleged irregularities in anti-drug operations identified by the… Read More
MPD tracking cohorts of Quiapo, Tondo drug suspects
October 6, 2021, 3:13 pm
MANILA – The country's top cop on Wednesday has ordered a deeper investigation into the seven suspects who yielded close to PHP5.6 million worth of illegal drugs in separate operations in Manila. "I am directing the MPD (Manila Police District) to further conduct an investigation into this to… Read More
Cavite buy-bust nets P1.21-B shabu
October 1, 2021, 10:05 am
MANILA – Police and anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspects and seized PHP1.21 billion worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Bacoor City, Cavite early Friday. In an initial report, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said suspects Jorlan San Jose, 26; Joseph Maurin, 38; and Joan… Read More
Hunt on vs. cop's killers in Cavite drug sting
September 30, 2021, 2:22 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Thursday ordered a manhunt against the drug suspects who killed a police officer during a buy-bust operation in Cavite on Tuesday night. “I have already directed the Regional Director, Police Region Office (PRO) 4A… Read More
Over 13K high-value targets nabbed since July 2016: PDEA
September 30, 2021, 12:26 pm
MANILA – More than 13,000 drug high-value targets (HVTs) across the country have been arrested since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2016, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Thursday. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by… Read More
Freeze order vs. suspected drug dealers’ accounts, assets served
September 27, 2021, 3:40 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday served a freeze order on the bank and credit accounts and assets of two suspected drug personalities. PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the order… Read More
Las Piñas buy-bust ops net P68-M worth of shabu
September 26, 2021, 5:23 pm
MANILA – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested two persons and confiscated a total of PHP68 million worth of shabu in two separate operations in Las Piñas City on Saturday afternoon. In a report sent to reporters on Sunday, PDEA said suspect Shaikalabi Mimbalawag,… Read More
Anti-illegal drugs ops under constant review: PNP
September 23, 2021, 3:31 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it has achieved a lot and continues to work with other concerned government agencies in the constant review of the country's anti-illegal drugs campaign. PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar made this statement after President Rodrigo… Read More
Another ‘big-time’ drug suspect falls in Zambo
September 17, 2021, 3:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Operatives of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-9 have arrested another big-time drug suspect in a buy-bust here, the region's top cop said on Friday. Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-9 chief, said the suspect as Jun-Jun Ismael, 33, of Indanan, Sulu, was… Read More
5 men yield P102-K shabu in Maguindanao
September 17, 2021, 11:44 am
COTABATO CITY – Five persons, including a minor, were arrested while PHP102,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized during an operation at a drug den in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Thursday night, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao… Read More
2 men yield over P1-M shabu in Zambo
September 14, 2021, 2:23 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police officers have arrested two alleged big-time drug suspects and seized over PHP1 million worth of illegal drugs in separate operations here, an official announced Tuesday. Col. Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) chief, identified the suspects as Daniel Umdah… Read More
Maritime cops to boost ties with PCG vs. drug trade in PH waters
September 14, 2021, 2:00 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Tuesday ordered the force's Maritime Group to strengthen coordination and interoperability with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to fight illegal drug activities within the country's territorial waters. In a statement,… Read More
