PDEA-7 exec: Only 48% of CV barangays remains drug-affected

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said that only 48 percent of the barangays in the region had remained drug-affected. Leia Alcantara, PDEA-7 spokesperson, said this was…

100 brgys in Central Visayas now drug-cleared

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 11/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One hundred barangays and one municipality in Central Visayas were declared as drug cleared during the deliberation of the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) on Monday, November 21, 2022.  Leia…

2 drug dens dismantled, 8 individuals arrested in Dumaguete, Cebu City drug busts

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 08/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Two drug dens were shut down and eight individuals were arrested during separate buy-bust operations in the cities of Dumaguete and Cebu.  Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7),…

Minors’ involvement in illegal drugs is a ‘serious problem,’ says PDEA-7 official

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 08/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) considers minors’ involvement in illegal drugs here as a serious problem. Leia Alcantara, the spokesperson of PDEA-7, said that although it isn’t rampant, the…

PDEA-7: Internal cleansing among agents is one of the agency’s priorities

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Planting evidence during operations is among the criticism the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) receives. But should there be legitimate complaints regarding illegal deeds committed by their agents, the PDEA-7 office is open…

PDEA-7 to check for narco politicians in CV

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/17/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—With the elections over, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said it will be checking if there are politicians who may be linked to illegal drugs. PDEA-7 spokesperson Leia Alcantara said in…

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