Anti Drugs Campaign
3 killed, P81-M shabu seized in Parañaque, Pasay anti-drug ops
April 11, 2021, 3:01 pm
MANILA – Two separate anti-drug operations in the cities of Parañaque and Pasay resulted in the death of three drug suspects and confiscation of over PHP81 million worth of shabu, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas said on Sunday. In a report submitted by PNP Drug… Read More
PDEA BARMM destroys P22-M illegal drugs
April 1, 2021, 11:16 am
COTABATO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) has destroyed PHP22 million worth of illegal drugs at a private thermal facility in Maguindanao. PDEA-BARMM Director Juvenal Azurin said Thursday that the drugs comprised… Read More
NegOcc cop faces ax for drug use
March 31, 2021, 5:13 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas on Wednesday announced the relief of a police officer from the Negros Occidental Police Office after he tested positive for drug use. Sinas said Pat. Nicolas Martinez is now restricted to quarters while undergoing pre-charge… Read More
Drug courier yields P13.6-M shabu in Laguna buy-bust
March 24, 2021, 12:21 pm
MANILA – Authorities arrested a notorious drug courier and seized some PHP13.6 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Laguna. Citing reports from the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG), PNP officer in charge Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar identified the suspect as… Read More
11,479 high-value targets arrested since July 2016: PDEA
March 22, 2021, 2:49 pm
MANILA – More than 11,000 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 Monday. Based on the latest PDEA’s #RealNumbersPH data,… Read More
Drug peddler killed, 8 others nabbed in Bulacan
March 19, 2021, 3:35 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – A suspected drug peddler was killed and eight others were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in this province on Thursday. Col. Lawrence Cajipe, provincial director of Bulacan Police Provincial Office, on Friday said suspect Ryan Termulo was killed in a shootout… Read More
Davao cop faces dismissal after testing positive for drug use
March 19, 2021, 2:01 pm
MANILA – A police officer from Davao is now facing dismissal after testing positive for illegal drug use. PNP officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said on Friday he has already ordered the conduct of a pre-charge investigation and summary dismissal proceedings against Cpl. Donree Gall… Read More
3 suspects yield P2.4-M shabu in Marawi buy-bust
March 18, 2021, 10:14 am
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao – Police authorities in Lanao del Sur and Marawi City arrested Wednesday three suspected drug peddlers and seized some PHP2.4 million worth of illegal drugs. Col. Rex Derilo, Lanao Sur police provincial director, said Thursday that a team of police officers under… Read More
2 cops face ax after testing positive for drug use
March 17, 2021, 3:35 pm
MANILA – Two police officers are facing dismissal after testing positive for illegal drugs during a random test. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, who is currently under quarantine after contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), said Wednesday he has ordered the… Read More
More Soccsksargen barangays up for drug-clearing assessment
March 16, 2021, 4:12 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – More barangays in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are due for assessment in the next two months for possible declaration as drug-cleared areas, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. Naravy Duquiatan, PDEA-Region 12 director, said Tuesday they received… Read More
Newly OK’d rules on disposal of seized drugs take effect March 16
March 14, 2021, 4:08 pm
MANILA – The Rule on the Destruction and Disposal of Seized Dangerous Drugs, Other Substances, and Instruments Prior to the Filing of an Information approved by the Supreme Court (SC) will take effect March 16. The early destruction of illegal drugs seized in police operations will reduce the… Read More
7 nabbed, P122-M shabu seized in Makati, Muntinlupa ops
March 9, 2021, 11:01 am
MANILA – Seven drug suspects yielded over PHP122 million worth of shabu in separate anti-drug operations in the cities of Makati and Muntinlupa, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. In a report, PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas said suspects Kemin Mansi and Abdulrahim Ysmael, both… Read More
P16-M marijuana, shabu seized in Isabela
March 7, 2021, 4:48 pm
MANILA – Joint police operatives have arrested two illegal drug traders and seized around PHP16 million worth of illegal drugs during a drug buy-bust operation in Isabela on Saturday evening. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold M. Sinas identified the suspects Anwar Sindatoc, 54,… Read More
PDEA-BARMM nabs 3 suspects, seizes P10.2-M shabu
March 4, 2021, 7:37 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents seized PHP10.2 million worth of shabu and arrested three "high-value" drug suspects in separate law enforcement operations in this city and the Lanao del Sur town of Malabang Thursday.Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the… Read More
PNP lawyer faces dismissal for illegal drug use
March 3, 2021, 12:01 pm
MANILA – A non-uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is facing dismissal after testing positive for shabu during a random drug test, PNP Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, said Wednesday. Lawyer Efren Garcia II, chief of the Legal Affairs Division of Regional Internal Affairs… Read More
No cover-up in QC ‘misencounter’ probe: PNP, PDEA
February 25, 2021, 7:08 pm
MANILA – Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday vowed a full-blown investigation on the alleged "misencounter" between their operatives near a mall along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. “(Part of the) agreement… Read More
Drug suspect nabbed, P680-K shabu seized in Maguindanao
February 24, 2021, 9:14 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao – After more than two weeks of surveillance, anti-narcotics agents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) arrested Wednesday a suspected drug peddler, seizing some PHP680,000 worth of suspected shabu. Director Juvenal Azurin of Philippine… Read More
18 more PNP personnel face dismissal for drug use
February 22, 2021, 3:46 pm
MANILA – Some 18 police officers and non-uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are facing dismissal after they tested positive for illegal drugs during a random test. PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas on Monday said he ordered the pre-charge investigation and summary dismissal… Read More
P1.3-M shabu seized; 3 suspects nabbed in Maguindanao
February 16, 2021, 8:13 pm
COTABATO CITY--Anti-narcotics agents arrested three suspects and seized PHP1.3-million worth of shabu in a buy-bust Tuesday morning in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.Arrested around 11:30 a.m. in Barangay Tamontaka of the municipality were Junmark S. Donato, Jomelyn Donato, and Muhamad Palakasi,… Read More
PDEA sees drug resistant, self-policing communities by 2030
February 16, 2021, 4:13 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) envisions that communities in the country will be resistant to illegal drugs and capable of policing their ranks against this menace by 2030. In a statement Tuesday, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said this is embodied in the… Read More
