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…

2 men yield 2 kilos of shabu in Cebu City buy-bust

Pegeen Maisie M. Sarara 03/11/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental –Suspected shabu worth P14.7 million and weighing exactly 2 kilos were seized from two men during a buy-bust operation in B. Aranas Street, Barangay San Nicolas Proper, Cebu City, past 5 p.m. on…

In Siquijor, female drug surrenderer nabbed with 1 gram of ‘shabu’

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Angeline June  Morales, 39, was among the drug users and pushers who voluntarily surrendered during the implementation of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. The self-confessed user and peddler also availed of the government…

Woman nabbed for drugs in Cebu City claims items were planted

Emmariel Ares, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 40-year-old woman who was arrested for drugs here strongly denied she was engaged in any illegal drug activity. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) confiscated at least…

PDEA-7 : Seaport, airport interdiction teams’ drug haul makes up bulk of P176M shabu seized since Jan. 1

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The drug haul of seaport and airport interdiction teams, which were composed of members of different law enforcement agencies, made up the bulk of the P176 million worth of illegal drugs confiscated in…

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…

Mambaling drug bust: P6.8M shabu seized; 4 men nabbed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P6.8 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated from four suspected drug peddlers during a drug bust here on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8, authorities said.  The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in…

12 nabbed in Saturday afternoon buy-bust operations in Brgy Tisa

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –In a span of two hours, agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) collared a total of 12 drug suspects in separate buy-bust operations that were made in Barangay Tisa,…

P120M worth of illegal drugs intercepted at Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Futch Anthony Inso 02/02/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A South African national was intercepted at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) for trying to smuggle in illegal drugs on Wednesday evening, February 1, 2023. The South African was identified as Pietro Aliqou, 58 years…

P6.8 million shabu confiscated from call center agent

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 01/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Anti-narcotics agents in Central Visayas confiscated 40 packs of illegal drugs believed to be shabu, with an estimated street value of P6.8 million, from a call center agent during buy-bust operation in Cebu…

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…

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