Habal-habal driver nabbed with P6.8M shabu in Cebu City buy-bust

Airam Limatog 08/05/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 25-year-old habal-habal driver was arrested after allegedly selling about one kilogram of shabu worth about P6.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, on Tuesday, August 4. The operation…

Cebu bus terminals tighten security to curb illegal activities

Airam Limatog 08/05/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Public bus terminals in Cebu have tightened security measures to curb illegal activities in and around their premises, terminal administrator Ahmed Cuizon said. The move follows the recent arrest of a woman accused…

Balamban welder nabbed after K-9 sniffs out ‘drugs’ at shipyard gate

Lyle Andales 07/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 27-year-old welder was arrested after a K-9 allegedly detected suspected illegal drugs in his belongings during a routine security inspection as he was about to report for work at a major shipbuilding…

$600M fire: Myanmar burns over 50 tons of heroin, meth and other drugs

06/26/2026

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Massive plumes of black smoke filled the sky outside Myanmar’s largest city on Friday as officials publicly torched more than 50 tons of illicit drugs. The destroyed narcotics—which included heroin, opium, methamphetamine, crystal…

Mandaue City police seize ₱35M in illegal drugs since January

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/09/2026

MANDAUE CITY — More than ₱35 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated by the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) from January 1 to June 7, 2026. The MCPO said it intensified its anti-illegal drug campaign during…

Alcoy killing: Barangay captain says suspect long linked to drugs, theft complaints

Lyle Andales 05/29/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 42-year-old tricycle driver accused of killing 19-year-old Jeani Pyrll Belardo had long been linked to illegal drugs, theft complaints, and other incidents that repeatedly brought him to the attention of barangay authorities…

Duljo-Fatima drug den: 2 e-bike drivers, construction worker nabbed

Airam Limatog 05/23/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Authorities dismantled a drug den run by an e-bike driver during a buy-bust operation at Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on Friday morning, May 22. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 and Cebu…

Calamba shooting: Police eye drug motive in killing of woman

Lyle Andales 05/23/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are looking into drugs behind the killing of a still unidentified woman in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City, after authorities arrested three young male suspects in less than 24 hours following the shooting…

Bohol buy-bust: ₱8.8M shabu, firearm seized; 2 nabbed in Panglao

Lyle Andales 02/18/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police seized more than ₱8.8 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested two alleged drug personalities during a buy-bust operation in Panglao, Bohol Province on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Bohol Police Provincial Office…

PDEA-7 cautions against spread of marijuana-laced vapes

Airam Limatog 02/15/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) has issued a warning about the illegal circulation of electronic cigarettes, or vapes, laced with marijuana oil, which are reportedly entering the region from…

Anti-crime operations yield ₱2.4M in drugs, 252 arrests across Cebu in one month

Lyle Andales 02/02/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested 252 individuals and seized more than ₱2.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a month-long Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) across Cebu Province in January. The arrests ran from Jan.…

Argao checkpoint: Man arrested for carrying a gun, suspected shabu

Lyle Andales 01/29/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a 37-year-old man during a checkpoint operation in Argao, Cebu, after he was found carrying an unlicensed firearm and suspected illegal drugs amid heightened security for the ASEAN Summit Tourism Forum…

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