Law enforcers probe use of 17-year-old Bohol boy in P13.6M Cebu drug delivery

Emmariel Ares 09/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An investigation has been launched by law enforcers to identify the individual who allegedly exploited a 17-year-old boy from Bohol by making him deliver millions worth of illegal drugs to Cebu. The minor…

Ex-convict killed in drug-related shooting in Mambaling

and Paul Lauro, Marielle Surigao 08/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  A 67-year-old man was shot dead, reportedly due to a drug-related conflict, in Sitio Naba, Alaska, Barangay  Mambaling, Cebu City early on Friday morning, August 2. The victim, identified as Victor Agillon, was…

Laborer arrested for running a drug den in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares 05/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 53-year-old laborer, accused of running a drug den, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 2024, during a police operation in Barrio Wakwak, Barangay Suba in Cebu City. The operation, which happened…

Kerwin Espinosa acquitted by Makati court in drug case due to insufficient evidence

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 06/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines – Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa was acquitted of another drug charge by the Makati City Regional Trial Court. In a 21-page ruling, Makati RTC Branch 65 granted the demurrer to evidence filed by Espinosa and former driver-bodyguard…

PDEA-7 nabs drug personality in Sibonga, Cebu

Immae Lachica 08/19/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— A man listed under the drug watch list in Sibonga, Cebu is now behind bars. Delfin Edwin B. Sarda, alias Tatay, was arrested during a buy-bust operation by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement…

Talisay drug busts yield 173K shabu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Talisay City police have arrested four suspected drug traders in three consecutive buy-bust operations on Thursday, June 18, 2020. In a press release, the Talisay City Police said that the buy busts…

Rights group urges inquiry into Philippine drug war killings

Associated Press 05/27/2020

GENEVA — Human Rights Watch is calling on the U.N.’s top human rights body to launch an independent investigation into the Philippine government’s drug war that has left thousands dead, pointing in particular to its harmful effects…

Scientists in China believe new drug can stop coronavirus pandemic ‘without vaccine’

05/19/2020

BEIJING — A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world,…

Cops probe if HVT arrested with P1.1 M shabu has Espinosa drug group links

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are checking if a high-value target (HVT), who was caught with P1.1 million worth of suspected shabu during an anti-illegal drug operation at past noon on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Clavano…

PDEA-7 chief on war on drugs: We’re on our way to achieving ‘100% success’ but …

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The war on drugs is on its way to success, but it is neither a failure nor a 100 percent success. Director Wardley Getalla, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas chief, said this…

Sotto: PH drug problem ‘deeper than mere arithmetic’

Christia Marie Ramos 01/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s drug problem could not be explained by mere numbers, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday. “The drug problem is not explained by numbers alone. It is deeper than mere arithmetic,” the…

Gov’t drug war a ‘massive failure’ – Robredo

JHESSET O. ENANO 01/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs is a failure, with the government barely making a dent on the country’s narcotics problem despite a relentless campaign over the past three years, Vice President Leni…

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