Cebu-bound passenger caught with illegal drugs at NAIA

Ma. Cristina Arayata - Philippine News Agency 06/10/2025

MANILA – A Cebu-bound passenger was caught with suspected illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia by screening personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) said on Tuesday, June 10.…

PDEA-7 destroys more than half a billion worth of drugs

Daryll Galindo 06/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) destroyed more than Php 560 million worth of illegal drugs via incineration in the cremation chamber of a funeral parlor in Cebu City on…

Mandaue shabu: Construction worker yields P10M illegal drugs

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/27/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – One and a half kilograms of suspected shabu worth P10.2 million were confiscated by authorities from a construction worker during a buy-bust operation Monday evening, May 26, 2025, in Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City.…

8 PDEA informants get P11.6-M cash reward

Christopher Lloyd Caliwan 05/22/2025

MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday handed a total of P11.6 million cash rewards to eight informants. Wearing full-face masks to keep their anonymity, the informants received their cash rewards in a ceremony led…

Mandaue drug bust yields P10M shabu, nets 60-year-old Cebu City ‘dealer’

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/05/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Over P10 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated from a senior citizen during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday night, March 4, in Zone 7, Barangay Mantuyong, Mandaue City. The suspect, identified as…

Cebu City drug bust nets HVI with P6.9M shabu

Futch Anthony Inso 03/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A man, whom police described as a high value individual (HVI) in the drug trade, was caught with more than a kilo of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation at past 1 a.m.…

P13.4M illegal drugs seized in 3-day operations in C. Visayas

Emmariel Ares 02/01/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In a span of three days, law enforcement units across Central Visayas managed to confiscate illegal drugs worth P13.4 million. This was according to a report from the Police Regional Office in Central…

Cebu City drugs: Drug suspect rearrested for running a drug den

Emmariel Ares 01/31/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 41-year-old man, who was previously acquitted of drug charges, was arrested for the second time for allegedly running a drug den in Sitio Balagon, Barangay Labangon, Cebu City.  The drug suspect rearrested…

Mother and son caught with P170M shabu at Cebu City port

Emmariel Ares, Futch Anthony Inso and Paul Lauro 01/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 41-year-old man and his mother were intercepted upon their arrival at the pier in Cebu City on early  Thursday morning, January 23, after refusing to undergo a routine inspection. With the help…

Cebu City drug dens shut down, 6 suspects arrested

Emmariel Ares 01/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two suspected Cebu City  drug dens were shut down by authorities in separate operations conducted hours apart on Monday, January 13, 2025. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), with the…

Illegal drugs worth P1.5B seized across Central Visayas in 2024

Emmariel Ares 01/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Illegal drugs worth P1.5B were seized by law enforcers across Central Visayas in 2024 a report by the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) showed. From January 1 to December 31, 2024, the agency…

PNP: P20B worth of illegal drugs seized in 2024

Faith Argosino 12/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Over P20 billion worth of illegal drugs were seized by authorities from January to December this year, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil announced on Sunday that the…

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