Cocaine worth P16.5 million seized from a passenger at Naia

Sofia Abrogar 05/23/2023

NAIA, Pasay City – Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives intercepted over three kilograms of cocaine worth around P16.5 million allegedly from a Salvadoran who arrived from Doha, Qatar on Monday, May…

Cebu legal luminaries Paredes, Barcenas believe De Lima’s acquittal long overdue

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Long overdue and justice denied.” This was how retired Judge Meinrado Paredes and veteran lawyer Democrito Barcenas described the development in the drug cases against former Sen. Leila de Lima. “6 years of…

Caohagan officials, workers test negative for drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 05/09/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Some 43 Barangay Caohagan officials and workers tested negative in the drug test conducted by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP). This was confirmed by Garry Lao, executive director of…

Grade 11 student busted in Valenzuela City drug sting; over P2 million ‘shabu’ seized

Faith Argosino 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested a 20-year-old senior high school student on Tuesday for allegedly possessing more than P2 million worth of suspected crystal meth or “shabu,” the Northern Police District (NPD) said. It also identified the…

High-value individual nabbed with P3.5M of illegal drugs in Lapu-Lapu buy-bust

Futch Anthony Inso 04/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A man was arrested in a buy-bust operation late Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023, in Sitio Marbeach, Barangay Marigondon here. Authorities confiscated from the suspect P3.5 million worth of alleged shabu. The suspect was identified…

PBA players tapped as new faces of drug war

Dexter Cabalza 04/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Who else can turn basketball-crazed Filipinos away from the lure of illegal drugs? For the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), there could be no better ambassadors for the drug campaign than…

Search on for missing ‘shabu’ in P6.7-billion drug haul

Frances Mangosing, Marlon Ramos 04/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is searching for more missing “shabu” or crystal meth believed to be stolen from more than a ton of drugs worth P6.7 billion seized by authorities during a raid…

In Central Visayas, 87 more brgys, 1 town earn drug-cleared status

Doris C. Bongcac 04/16/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The municipality of Basay in Negros Oriental was the most recent local government unit in Central Visayas to have finally earned a drug-cleared status. In an advisory, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in…

Boy, who allegedly ran Tagbilaran ‘drug den’, rescued; 4 others arrested

Doris C. Bongcac 04/15/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A 17-year-old boy, who was caught allegedly maintaining a suspected drug den in Tagbilaran City, was turned over to the social workers. The boy was rescued after Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents raided…

Lapu distributes livelihood assistance to drug surrenderers

Futch Anthony Inso 04/11/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Lapu-Lapu City distributed livelihood assistance to 107 drug surrenderers on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the Lapu-Lapu City Sports Complex. The activity was attended by Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO)…

350k worth of shabu seized in Brgy. Suba drug den

Morexette Marie Erram 04/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Anti-narcotics agents in Central Visayas destroyed yet another drug den here on Monday, April 3, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the confiscation of illegal drugs worth P350,000. The Philippine Drug…

Man nabbed with P7M worth of ’shabu’  in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 03/30/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A 40-year-old man was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Seabreeze, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City, on Wednesday evening, March 29, 2023. The arrested suspect was identified as Ramelo Carungay Aguitong, a native of Dalaguete…

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