Anti Drugs Campaign

P1-M shabu seized from high-value drug suspect in northern Negros

P1-M shabu seized from high-value drug suspect in northern Negros

January 25, 2022, 4:07 pm

BACOLOD CITY – A top drug personality of San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental yielded PHP1.088 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in Sitio Tul-ang, Barangay Rizal late Monday night. The suspect identified as Cesar “Manong” Pasigay, 47, resident of Kamarin area in the… Read More

Troops destroy P8.6-M marijuana plants in Sulu

Troops destroy P8.6-M marijuana plants in Sulu

January 24, 2022, 3:15 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government authorities have destroyed some PHP8.6 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants in the hinterlands of Sulu, the 4th Marine Brigade (MBde) reported Monday. In a statement, the 4MBde said the marijuana plants were destroyed Sunday in Barangay Masjid Bayle,… Read More

P90-M marijuana destroyed in Kalinga

P90-M marijuana destroyed in Kalinga

January 20, 2022, 6:20 pm

BAGUIO CITY – Law enforcers destroyed PHP90 million worth of marijuana plants in a two-day operation in Kalinga, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCOR) said on Thursday. In a press statement, Capt. Marnie Abellanida, PROCOR information officer, said the marijuana destruction was jointly… Read More

PDEA destroys P5.3-B drugs, awaits court nod on more disposal ops

PDEA destroys P5.3-B drugs, awaits court nod on more disposal ops

January 20, 2022, 5:23 pm

MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) renewed its call for local courts to expedite the issuance of orders allowing it to proceed with the immediate destruction of seized illegal drugs, as it burned about PHP5.3 billion worth of illegal drugs in Trece Martires City, Cavite on… Read More

PNP civilian employee falls in CamSur buy-bust

PNP civilian employee falls in CamSur buy-bust

January 12, 2022, 11:36 am

LEGAZPI CITY – A civilian employee of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Calabanga, Camarines Sur was arrested for selling suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation on Tuesday afternoon. Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol), on Wednesday… Read More

3 nabbed, P61.2-M shabu seized in Taguig drug sting

3 nabbed, P61.2-M shabu seized in Taguig drug sting

January 11, 2022, 2:35 pm

MANILA – Police officers and anti-narcotics agents have seized PHP61.2 million worth of shabu from three drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Taguig City on Monday night. In a report, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG), said… Read More

Año thanks PRRD for congratulatory remarks on anti-drug drive

Año thanks PRRD for congratulatory remarks on anti-drug drive

January 7, 2022, 8:55 am

MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for congratulating the DILG and the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) efforts against illegal drugs as he vowed to sustain anti-illegal drug operations until the end of… Read More

High-value drug suspect yields P356-K shabu in Pangasinan

High-value drug suspect yields P356-K shabu in Pangasinan

December 31, 2021, 4:00 pm

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Pangasinan and the Mangaldan police have seized PHP356,533 worth of suspected shabu from a high-value target (HVT) in a buy-bust. In an interview on Friday, PDEA Pangasinan provincial officer Rechie Camacho identified the… Read More

Mandaluyong buy-bust nets P534-M shabu

Mandaluyong buy-bust nets P534-M shabu

December 29, 2021, 1:47 pm

MANILA – Police and anti-narcotics agents have arrested two suspects and seized PHP534 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Mandaluyong City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported on Wednesday. In a statement, PDEA spokesperson Derrick Carreon said that suspects… Read More

14K high-value targets nabbed in anti-drug ops since July 2016

14K high-value targets nabbed in anti-drug ops since July 2016

December 27, 2021, 5:37 pm

MANILA – Almost 14,000 drug suspects tagged as 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) reported on Monday. Based on PDEA's latest Real… Read More

8 villages in Pangasinan town now 'drug-cleared'

8 villages in Pangasinan town now 'drug-cleared'

December 24, 2021, 10:06 am

SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) declared eight barangays (villages) here as drug-cleared on Thursday following a series of evaluations and monitoring. The barangays are Bantog, Cabangaran, Carayacan, Mabini, Nangapugan, San Pedro, Ungib, and Labuan. In a… Read More

1K shabu labs dismantled, P74-B drugs seized since 2016: DILG

1K shabu labs dismantled, P74-B drugs seized since 2016: DILG

December 22, 2021, 2:39 pm

MANILA – Authorities have dismantled some 1,000 clandestine shabu laboratories and drug dens in the country and seized around PHP74.3 billion worth of illegal drugs and laboratory equipment since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in mid-2016, Interior Secretary… Read More

 12.6K operations net P5.8-B illegal drugs in Metro Manila

12.6K operations net P5.8-B illegal drugs in Metro Manila

December 14, 2021, 11:42 am

MANILA – A total of PHP5.8 billion worth of illegal drugs were seized in the National Capital Region (NCR) since November last year, with Metro Manila's top cop vowing to sustain the campaign's gains. Citing latest data, NCR Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said Tuesday a… Read More

Week-long police ops net P20-M worth of illegal drugs

Week-long police ops net P20-M worth of illegal drugs

December 13, 2021, 5:29 pm

MANILA – A seven-day simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operation of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) has resulted in the arrest of 47 persons and confiscation of PHP20.3 million worth of illegal drugs. “This is relentless determination at its finest.… Read More

Over 400 more barangays cleared of illegal drugs: PDEA

Over 400 more barangays cleared of illegal drugs: PDEA

December 9, 2021, 9:02 pm

MANILA – The Duterte administration’s massive campaign against illegal drugs continues to gain success after more than 400 barangays have been cleared of illegal drugs in the last two months. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on… Read More

Claimant of P8.5-M party drugs from Belgium nabbed in Las Piñas

Claimant of P8.5-M party drugs from Belgium nabbed in Las Piñas

December 8, 2021, 2:18 pm

MANILA – Authorities have arrested the claimant of close to 5,000 pieces of ecstasy tablets worth PHP8.5 million in Las Piñas City on Tuesday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday. In a statement, BOC-Port of Clark District Collector Alexandra Lumontad said the claimant was… Read More

16 more Pangasinan barangays declared drug-cleared

16 more Pangasinan barangays declared drug-cleared

December 6, 2021, 7:51 pm

DAGUPAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared 16 barangays from the towns of Umingan, Sual, and San Fabian, and this city as drug-cleared following a series of evaluations and monitoring. In a phone interview on Monday, PDEA Pangasinan provincial officer Rechie… Read More

2 high-value suspects yield P340-K shabu in Pangasinan

2 high-value suspects yield P340-K shabu in Pangasinan

December 6, 2021, 9:27 am

DAGUPAN CITY – The Dagupan City Police Station (DCPS), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Pangasinan, seized PHP340,000 worth of suspected shabu from two regional high-value targets (HVTs) in a buy-bust operation here. In an interview on Monday, DPCS deputy chief, Maj.… Read More

Lapu-Lapu City taps PDEA, church group for drug offenders’ rehab

Lapu-Lapu City taps PDEA, church group for drug offenders’ rehab

December 1, 2021, 4:35 pm

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The city government here will partner with the anti-drug agency and a Christian organization in setting up a rehabilitation program for small-time drug offenders, an official said on Wednesday. Garry Lao, executive director of the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance… Read More

2 suspects nabbed, P13.7-M shabu seized in Cebu City buy-bust

2 suspects nabbed, P13.7-M shabu seized in Cebu City buy-bust

November 29, 2021, 1:46 pm

CEBU CITY – The top police official here on Monday renewed his stern warning to drug syndicates operating in the capital city of being killed or thrown in jail if they would not stop their illegal activities. This, as two drug suspects yielded a total of PHP13.7-million worth of illegal drugs… Read More