Anti Drugs Campaign
PDEA nets P42-M shabu, 8 suspects in QC, Malabon
June 22, 2020, 11:13 am
MANILA – Authorities on Sunday seized over PHP42 million worth of suspected illegal drugs and arrested eight suspects, including a Chinese national, in three separate operations in Quezon City and Malabon, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Monday. In a report, the agency said… Read More
P22.7-M shabu seized; 50 suspects nabbed from June 15-20: PNP
June 22, 2020, 10:06 am
MANILA – Authorities seized around PHP22.7 million worth of suspected illegal drugs and arrested 50 suspects in intensified operations nationwide in a week. In a statement Sunday night, Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa commended the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) and… Read More
Trader, teenage-HVT nab in Zambo anti-drug ops
June 20, 2020, 5:06 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives arrested a businessman and a teenage high-value-target (HVT) drug personality in separate buy-busts in the region, an official said Saturday.Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information… Read More
Buy-bust nets P88-K shabu in Butuan
June 19, 2020, 7:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A buy-bust operation Friday resulted in the arrest of a 39-year-old suspect and the confiscation of suspected shabu weighing around 13 grams with an estimated street value of PHP88,400, police said.Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel Jr., Police Regional Office-13 director, said Butuan… Read More
PRO-9, PDEA 'dismantle' drug den in Zambo Sibugay
June 17, 2020, 5:41 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities arrested 15 people, dismantled a drug den, and seized some PHP224,800 worth of illegal drugs in separate anti-drug operations in the region, a top police official said on Wednesday.Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said five were… Read More
3 HVTs fall in NoCot, S. Kudarat drug sting ops
June 16, 2020, 7:14 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested on Monday three high-value targets (HVTs) in separate buy-bust operations in North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces.Brig. Gen. Michael John Dubria, Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 (Soccsksargen) director, said the arrest of the suspects… Read More
'Recidivist' slain in anti-drug op; P13.6-M ‘shabu’ seized
June 16, 2020, 2:00 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police seized PHP13.6-million worth of suspected shabu following a shootout that killed a "recidivist" illegal drug offender here Monday.Col. Richard Fiesta, city police director, identified the slain suspect as Tahami Kamsa, 39, of Barangay Poblacion here.A poseur-buyer managed… Read More
6 nabbed, P115-K shabu seized in Zamboanga City
June 15, 2020, 3:53 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Drug Enforcement Unit of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) arrested six persons and seized some PHP115,000 worth of suspected shabu in separate buy-bust operations in this southern port city, an official said Monday.Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., Police Regional Office-9… Read More
PNP chief lauds ops that netted P8.4-B worth of shabu
June 14, 2020, 1:44 pm
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa on Sunday lauded various anti-illegal drugs units for their “unprecedented” apprehension of some PHP8.4 billion worth of shabu in a span of nine days. “I commend the recent string of successful anti-illegal drug operations… Read More
HVT, 5 others nabbed in Zambo anti-drug ops
June 13, 2020, 3:43 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An alleged high-value target (HVT) drug pusher and five others were arrested while some PHP90,300 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in the region, police said Saturday.The arrest of the drug suspects came as Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay Jr., newly… Read More
Siblings nabbed, yield P2.8-M shabu in Maguindanao
June 12, 2020, 4:16 pm
COTABATO CITY – Acting on a tip from relatives, anti-narcotics agents arrested a brother-sister duo and seized some PHP2.8-million worth of suspected shabu during a drug buy-bust operation in Datu Odin Sinsuat Friday.Juvenal Azurin, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in… Read More
P2.5-B shabu seized in Cavite
June 12, 2020, 8:35 am
MANILA – Members of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) arrested a drug suspect and seized around PHP2.5 billion shabu in a buy-bust in General Trias, Cavite, PNP Chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said on Friday. Based on the report of the PDEG, Gamboa identified the suspect… Read More
PDEA agents bust Maguindanao drug suspect, seize P3.5-M shabu
June 10, 2020, 6:46 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested a high-value target and seized some PHP3.5-million worth of suspected shabu following a drug sting operation in the Maguindanao town of Datu Odin Sinsuat Wednesday.Juvenal Azurin, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Bangsamoro… Read More
Abu Sayyaf 'member' killed, 3 others nabbed in anti-drug ops
June 10, 2020, 2:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- An alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed while three others arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga Sibugay provinces, an official said Wednesday.Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 9 (PDEA-9) Director Emerson Margate,… Read More
PDEA probes 'drug protector' cop in Zambo Sibugay
June 9, 2020, 9:44 pm
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has launched an investigation to identify a policeman who has been tagged as an alleged drug protector in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a PDEA official disclosed Tuesday.Dorothy Joy Villoso, Zamboanga Sibugay… Read More
PNP questions basis of UN human rights body report
June 9, 2020, 8:31 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday questioned the basis of the report of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) on supposed human rights violations perpetrated in the course of the country's anti-illegal drugs campaign. “I don't know… Read More
7 'pushers' slain, 5 nabbed in GenSan drug busts
June 9, 2020, 8:14 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Seven target-listed drug personalities, including two “notorious” pushers from the Zamboanga Peninsula, were killed while five others were arrested in a “one time, big time” anti-drug operation here on Monday.Col. Aden Lagradante, city police director, said Tuesday… Read More
Over P6-B shabu seized in drug ops amid health crisis: PNP
June 8, 2020, 5:13 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday claimed major victories in its anti-illegal drugs campaign which resulted in the seizure of more than PHP6 billion worth of shabu from January 1 to June 4, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “We are presenting to you… Read More
2 killed, P245-M worth of shabu seized in Parañaque drug bust
June 7, 2020, 12:22 pm
MANILA – Law enforcers seized PHP244.8 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation that resulted in the killing of two drug suspects in Parañaque City on Saturday. Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) director Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr. said drug suspects… Read More
Zambo anti-drug ops net 10 people, P150-K shabu
June 6, 2020, 5:58 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Law enforcement authorities arrested 11 people and seized some PHP15,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate operations, an official said Saturday.Maj. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the suspects Umman Barahama, 50;… Read More
