Anti Drugs Campaign
PDEA, BuCor ink MOA to rid jails of illegal drugs
November 14, 2017, 7:34 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has renewed its partnership with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in a bid to prevent illegal drug activities inside government prison facilities and penal farms. PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino and BuCor Officer-In-Charge Valfrie G.… Read More
PDEA, BJMP to conduct regular drug-clearing ops in jails
November 14, 2017, 7:24 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to conduct regular drug-clearing operations in all city and municipal jails in the country. PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino and… Read More
Colombian drug mule nabbed with cocaine worth P8.8-M
November 14, 2017, 3:34 pm
MANILA -- Some P8.8 million worth of cocaine was recovered from a Colombian drug mule, who tried to smuggle the drugs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 over the weekend. A tip from the United States government resulted in the arrest of the suspect, Alberto Pedroza… Read More
Bilibid, Women's jail must be far from residential areas: PDEA
November 12, 2017, 1:45 pm
MANILA -- The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) and the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW) must be transferred to an area far from communities, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino said. Aquino said the current location of these facilities, which are within informal… Read More
'Narco-pols' list came from inter-agency task force: PDEA chief
November 11, 2017, 1:10 pm
MANILA -- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino on Friday clarified that the list of narco-politicians released by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was gathered by an inter-agency intelligence task force, and not by PDEA alone. In a… Read More
PDEA destroys P6-B worth of dangerous drugs
November 10, 2017, 7:22 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday destroyed a total of PHP6-billion worth of dangerous drugs at the Integrated Waste Management Incorporated (IWMI) in Barangay Aguado, Trece Martirez City, Cavite. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said destroyed by thermal… Read More
22 teams complete PDEA K9 training
November 9, 2017, 4:12 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday concluded its three-month K9-unit basic handler’s course attended 22 participants from the agency and counterparts from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Philippine National Police-Police Regional… Read More
P6-M shabu seized in Cavite drug bust
November 8, 2017, 4:44 pm
MANILA -- Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized PHP6 million worth of suspected metamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu and arrested two Nigerian nationals who are suspected members of the African Drug Syndicate (ADS) in a buy-bust operation in Cavite early Wednesday.… Read More
P15-M shabu seized in women's jail, condo raids
November 6, 2017, 11:06 pm
MANILA -- Combined operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) seized PHP15.4 million worth of methamphetamine hydrocloride also known as ‘shabu’ from a Taiwanese mother and her daughter in separate… Read More
Aquino leads surprise drug test for PDEA personnel
November 5, 2017, 10:07 am
MANILA -- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officials led by Director General Aaron Aquino submitted themselves to a surprise drug test during the 2nd Command Conference at the PDEA national headquarters in Quezon City on Saturday. The agency's officials submitted their urine samples for… Read More
Mega rehab center making a difference in many lives: chief
November 4, 2017, 9:28 am
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- Gauging from each drug addict reformed after months of treatment, the medical chief of the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (Mega DATRC) said it is well worth the efforts of all stakeholders in the year-old facility in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.… Read More
Assorted drugs seized in Mandaluyong
November 2, 2017, 7:50 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized an estimated PHP337,500 worth of assorted illegal drugs and paraphernalia and arrested six suspects after raiding a condominium unit in Mandaluyong City early Thursday. In a statement, PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino identified… Read More
PDEA nabs marijuana courier in Quezon
November 1, 2017, 5:53 pm
POLILLO, Quezon -- Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Polillo municipal police arrested on Tuesday noon a drug courier in Barangay Anawan Port here for carrying nine zip-locked plastics of suspected dried marijuana.PDEA-Quezon provincial director Cristopher… Read More
PH, Japan finalize action plan vs. illegal drugs
October 31, 2017, 8:38 pm
MANILA-- The Philippines and Japan finalized the mid- and long- term action plan against illegal drugs during the working visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to Tokyo, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Tuesday night.DFA said the action plan will serve as a guideline for… Read More
PDEA lauds solon's call for transfer of P900-M PNP fund
October 30, 2017, 4:35 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) welcomed the move of Surigao Del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers to transfer the PHP900-million fund of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Oplan Double Barrel to the agency. “We would like to express our sincere appreciation… Read More
172 shabu labs, drug dens dismantled: PDEA
October 29, 2017, 3:58 pm
MANILA -- Authorities have dismantled a total of 172 clandestine shabu laboratories and drug dens in the country as part of the government's intensified campaign against illegal drugs. This was bared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the official agency tasked to provide the "real… Read More
Foreign law enforcers keen on adopting 'OplanTokhang': NCRPO exec
October 25, 2017, 4:30 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Countries faced with problems on illegal drugs are eyeing to replicate the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) “OplanTokhang” to address their problems on illegal substance abuse and trading. Police Chief Inspector (PCI) Kimberly Molitas, National Capital Region Police Office… Read More
PDEA seizes P3.5-M drugs in first 12 days of leading anti-drug war
October 25, 2017, 11:04 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has recorded significant accomplishments during the first 12 days after it was designated by President Rodrigo Duterte as the lead agency in the ongoing war on drugs. PDEA conducted a total of 210 anti-drug operations from October 11 to 22,… Read More
'Pieta' case exposes misinformation campaign vs gov't war on drugs
October 24, 2017, 7:24 pm
MANILA – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday said the case of the so-called “Pieta” drug suspect, Michael Siaron, exposed the massive misinformation campaign being waged by critics of President Rodrigo Duterte and his war on drugs. "We've been battling a… Read More
Mega Rehab gives hope to lost souls
October 19, 2017, 11:41 pm
MANILA – As a subtle approach to the war against illegal hard drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte proposed the use of a portion of the Fort Ramon Magsaysay military installation to construct the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (Mega DATRC). In November of 2016, President Duterte… Read More
