Gigi Hadid arrested, fined for marijuana possession in Cayman Islands

Anne Pasajol 07/20/2023

Gigi Hadid was reportedly arrested and fined $1,000 (over P54,000) after customs officers at an airport in Cayman Islands found marijuana in the American supermodel’s luggage. Hadid and her friend, who have since been released, arrived at…

Arroyo leads latest move to legalize medical cannabis

Julie Aurelio 05/13/2023

House Senior Deputy Speaker and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pushed anew to legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical illnesses. House Bill No. 7817, or the “Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act,” noted that “thousands…

70-year-old ‘high value’ drug pusher arrested in Pateros – police

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 03/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A 70-year-old man was arrested in the town of Pateros for allegedly yielding some 1,800 grams of marijuana valued at P216,000, police said Thursday. The Southern Police District (SPD), in a report, said Estelito…

Authorities burn P191M worth of illegal drugs, including P120M shabu from S. African ‘drug mule’

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities here burned on Saturday, Feb. 18, at least P191 million worth of illegal drugs that were confiscated in earlier operations by anti-narcotics groups. Those burned included the P120 million drug haul  from…

‘Grade 12 student’ nabbed after he was caught allegedly smoking weed outside a Cebu City establishment

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 20-year-old man, who claimed to be a Grade 12 or senior high school student, was caught allegedly smoking weed or dried marijuana leaves outside an establishment along General Maxilom Avenue in Barangay…

PDEA-7 chief wants own thermal incinerator to hasten destruction of illegal drugs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — If the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) has its own thermal incinerator, it could hasten the destruction of seized illegal drugs. This is what Levi Ortiz, PDEA-7 director, is hoping…

Lapu jail personnel, PDLs test negative for drugs

Futch Anthony Inso 10/19/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – All 88 personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the Lapu-Lapu City Jail have tested negative in the surprise drug test conducted by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention…

28 Caubian drug users to undergo community-based treatment

Futch Anthony Inso 09/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A total of 28 drug users in Barangay Caubian in Lapu-Lapu City have qualified for the Community-Based Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) of the city. Caubian, an islet of Olango Island and…

P4M worth of marijuana plants uprooted in Toledo City; cultivators escaped

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Authorities uprooted P4 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants at a plantation site located at Sitio Hikapon, Barangay General Climaco in Toledo City on Friday morning, July 22, 2022. Leia Alcantara, the…

CCPO vows unrelenting operations against illegal drugs

Mae Fhel Gom-os 11/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has vowed to continue its aggressive operations against illegal drugs that continue to proliferate in the city, a top official said on Wednesday. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert…

P6.4 M marijuana stalks uprooted in Toledo City, cultivator escapes

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police cited strong community cooperation behind the discovery and destruction on Monday, July 26, of marijuana plants worth P6.4 million in Sitio Buyong, Barangay Matab-ang, Toledo City in southwestern Cebu. Police Lieutenant…

PDEA-7 agents arrest 1, uproot P4M worth of marijuana plants in Asturias, Cebu

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fully grown marijuana plants worth P4,060,000 were uprooted on Monday, July 26, from a plantation that is located in a mountain barangay in Asturias town in midwestern Cebu. Agents of the Philippine Drug…

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