Bloody quicksand

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 03/29/2023

Back in July 2020, Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo had pointed to a foiled assassination plot in which an Army reservist, a retired Army soldier, and a tricycle driver were apprehended after the governor received text messages…

Woman nabbed for drugs in Cebu City claims items were planted

Emmariel Ares, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 40-year-old woman who was arrested for drugs here strongly denied she was engaged in any illegal drug activity. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) confiscated at least…

P120M worth of illegal drugs intercepted at Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Futch Anthony Inso 02/02/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A South African national was intercepted at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) for trying to smuggle in illegal drugs on Wednesday evening, February 1, 2023. The South African was identified as Pietro Aliqou, 58 years…

PDEA district chief, 2 other agents nabbed; P9.1M worth of shabu seized in Taguig drug sting

Daphne Galvez 12/07/2022

  MANILA, Philippines — A district office chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and two other agents have been arrested in a buy-bust operation in Taguig City. In a police report on Wednesday, the National…

Gov’t launches new drug war campaign

Dexter Cabalza 11/26/2022

Law enforcement agencies will have to take a step back under the Marcos administration’s new anti-illegal drugs campaign that focuses on demand reduction and drug user rehabilitation, instead of the killing of drug users, Interior Secretary Benhur…

P7.6M worth of ‘shabu’ seized in drug busts in cities of Cebu, Talisay

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 11/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of P7.6 million worth of suspected shabu was seized during separate buy-bust operations in the cities of Cebu and Talisay on Thursday, November 25, 2022.  The biggest drug haul among the…

Live-in couple, three others arrested in Tagbilaran City drug bust 

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 09/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A live-in-couple and three other alleged drug den visitors were arrested and a drug den was dismantled in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cogon, Tagbilaran City, on Thursday night, September 1, 2022.  Leia…

P100,000 worth of shabu seized from 2 suspects in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso, Paul Lauro 08/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two former detainees may face another jail time after they were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Police from Lapu-Lapu City confirmed that they arrested two…

2 suspected drug pushers nabbed in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least two suspected drug peddlers were arrested, and illegal drugs worth over P700,000 were seized in a drug bust in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City, late Wednesday evening, August 10, 2022.  Reports from the Philippine…

Revalidation of drug-cleared Lapu-Lapu barangays continues

Futch Anthony Inso 08/01/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) has been conducting revalidation of drug-cleared barangays in the city. This was confirmed by Garry Lao, head of CLOSAP. Lapu-Lapu City has six drug-cleared barangays.…

8 test positive in surprise drug test in Cebu bus terminals

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 04/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eight individuals  tested positive in a surprise drug test conducted at the Cebu South and North Bus terminals on Friday, April 8, 2022.  Of the eight who tested positive in the drug test,…

CV police seize P201M worth of illegal drugs in 3 months

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In just three months, at least P200 million worth of illegal drugs were seized from various anti-drug criminality operations in Central Visayas. According to a press release, Police Brigadier General Roque Eduardo Vega,…

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