Anti Drugs Campaign
QC buy-bust op nets P26-M marijuana
November 29, 2020, 5:22 pm
MANILA – Authorities on Sunday arrested three drug suspects and seized some PHP26 million worth of marijuana in a buy-bust operation in Balintawak, Quezon City.Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee, director of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-PDEG) identified the suspects as Dianne… Read More
Zambo cops nab NPA, HVI; seize P2.8-M shabu
November 27, 2020, 7:23 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Policemen have arrested a communist New People’s Army (NPA) combatant and a high-value individual (HVI) in separate anti-drug operations in the region, officials said Friday.Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said NPA rebel Marlon Barol… Read More
Cops destroy P10.74-M marijuana plants in Benguet
November 27, 2020, 5:53 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Police officers in Benguet have destroyed PHP10.74 million worth of marijuana in Bakun town. Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) chief information officer, Capt. Marnie Abellanida on Friday said law enforcers uprooted and destroyed 52,200 fully grown marijuana plants and… Read More
PDEA destroys P22-M seized illegal drugs in Caraga
November 26, 2020, 6:37 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Caraga (PDEA-13) destroyed some PHP22.7 million worth of seized illegal drugs Thursday, coinciding with the observance of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week.“The illegal drugs destroyed are from the disposed of cases at the… Read More
Hunt on vs. suspect who shot cop in Oriental Mindoro drug sting
November 26, 2020, 3:17 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, on Thursday ordered a manhunt against the drug suspect who shot and wounded an undercover police operative during a buy-bust operation in Oriental Mindoro. Senior M/Sgt. Sergeant Rolly Castellano, a member of the Provincial… Read More
P250-K shabu seized in Agusan Norte buy-bust
November 19, 2020, 8:28 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Caraga (PDEA-13) and the Nasipit Municipal Police Station (NMPS) in Agusan del Norte have confiscated some PHP250,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday afternoon.Dindo Abellanosa, PDEA-13 public information… Read More
3 nabbed; P710-K shabu seized in Zambo drug busts
November 18, 2020, 4:34 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a high-value target (HVT) drug personality and two others, seizing PHP710,500 worth of shabu in separate anti-drug operations here, a top police official said Wednesday.Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the… Read More
60-day police ops yield P2-M illegal drugs in Caraga
November 17, 2020, 7:28 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13) said over PHP2 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a 60-day campaign launched by various police units in the area.Capt. Dorothy M. Tumulak, PRO-13 public information officer, said the massive anti-illegal drug operations,… Read More
9 suspects fall in Bacolod anti-drug ops
November 13, 2020, 1:27 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Nine drug personalities were arrested in six separate operations by drug enforcement teams of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in the past two days. Col. Manuel Placido, city police director, commended the operatives on Friday for their successful operations amid the coronavirus… Read More
DENR worker killed in Davao buy-bust shootout
November 12, 2020, 5:41 pm
DAVAO CITY–A forest ranger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 11 (DENR-11) was killed in a shootout with authorities in a buy-bust operation Wednesday afternoon here.In a police report on Thursday, Police Maj. Sean Logronio, Talomo station commander, identified the… Read More
10K high-value targets nabbed in anti-drug ops: PDEA
November 6, 2020, 11:56 am
MANILA – More than 10,000 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 Friday. Based on the latest Real Numbers data, a total of… Read More
3 high-value drug suspects yield P36-M shabu in Cavite
November 3, 2020, 5:35 pm
MANILA – Authorities have seized more than PHP36 million worth of shabu and arrested three high-value targets in Bacoor City, Cavite on Monday evening. In a message to reporters Tuesday, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director, Brig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo, identified the suspects as Anabel… Read More
Gov’t employee, pal nabbed in Zambo anti-drug op
October 30, 2020, 8:54 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Police arrested on Friday a government employee and a colleague who are both listed as high-value individuals (HVI) in a predawn anti-drug operation in this southern port city, an official said.Capt. Albin Cabayacruz, chief of the Zamboanga City Police Office’s (ZCPO) Station 7,… Read More
NoCot village watchman nabbed for P680-K shabu
October 29, 2020, 9:53 pm
COTABATO CITY – Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 12 (Soccsksargen) nabbed a militiaman for possession of PHP680,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in Midsayap, North Cotabato Thursday morning.PDEA-12 spokesperson Kath Abad identified the suspect as Randy Arida… Read More
PDEA gets P13-M drug detection equipment from US gov't
October 28, 2020, 3:44 pm
MANILA – The United States' Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Wednesday donated several drug detection equipment worth PHP13 million to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to boost its capability to probe drug trafficking in airports. The turn-over ceremony at the PDEA national… Read More
3 suspects yield P88-M shabu in Cavite buy-bust
October 26, 2020, 1:48 pm
MANILA – Authorities have seized more than PHP88 million worth of shabu and arrested three suspects in separate operations in Bacoor City, Cavite over the weekend, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. In a presser in Camp Crame, PNP chief, Gen. Camilo Cascolan, identified the… Read More
P150-M shabu seized in Lapu-Lapu City
October 22, 2020, 11:06 am
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO-7) in Central Visayas has vowed to pursue the drug syndicate behind the PHP150.28 million worth of shabu busted in a joint operation in Sitio Sudtungan, Barangay Suba-Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City late Wednesday. PRO-7 director, Brig. Gen. Albert Ignatius… Read More
Ex-village exec killed in Digos buy-bust shootout
October 21, 2020, 8:24 pm
DIGOS CITY – A former village councilor was killed by police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives during a buy-bust operation that ended in a shootout Tuesday afternoon in Barangay Aplaya here.Lt. Col. Vici Anthony Tababa, Digos City acting police chief, identified the slain… Read More
Ex-Socot village chief slain in drug bust
October 21, 2020, 8:19 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A former barangay chairperson in the South Cotabato town of Polomolok was killed in an anti-drug operation on Tuesday afternoon, an official said.Lt. Col. Alex Joe Orcajada, chief of Polomolok municipal police station, said Wednesday that suspect Diosdado Empleo Cruz,… Read More
PDEA-9 destroys P20-M illegal drugs
October 16, 2020, 1:34 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 (PDEA-9) has destroyed nearly PHP20 million worth of illegal drugs here, a PDEA official said Friday.PDEA-9 director Emerson Margate said the destruction of the confiscated illegal drugs on Thursday complied with the directive of PDEA… Read More
