Mandaue buy-bust: Almost P7M shabu seized from HVI

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/23/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City police have been hearing about “Pao-Pao” as one of the major suppliers of illegal drugs to users in the city. His name was also mentioned several times by drug peddlers who…

Drug supply in Visayas to decline after P9.68B ‘shabu’ haul in Batangas

Emmariel Ares 04/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The drug supply in Visayas region is expected to drop dramatically following the seizure of P9.68 billion worth of shabu in a Batangas port. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7)…

Plea bargainer from Tagbilaran City caught with P5.2M shabu

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 04/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Chris Ipanag, 45, worked as a freelance layout artist in Tagbilaran City, Bohol after he was released from jail. On the side, the plea bargainer allegedly continued to sell illegal drugs which led…

PRO-7 to probe if part of P13B Batangas shabu is for Region 7

Emmariel Ares 04/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is probing whether a portion of the P13 billion Batangas shabu was on its way to Region 7.  On Monday, April 15, authorities manning a…

Cebu City buy-bust: 2 street-level drug pushers arrested anew

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 04/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 62-year-old woman and her alleged cohort, who were previously arrested for possessing and selling illegal drugs, landed back in jail on Wednesday evening, April 10, 2024. This was after they were arrested…

Minglanilla drug bust: Security guard, construction worker nabbed with P3.4M ‘shabu’

Emmariel Ares 04/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A security guard and a construction worker, who moonlight as drug peddlers, were caught with suspected shabu worth P3.4 million during a buy-bust operation in Minglanilla, Cebu on Tuesday evening, April 2, 2024.…

Lapu-Lapu buy-bust: HVI nabbed with P7.5M shabu

Futch Anthony Inso 03/31/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A high-value individual (HVI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Lawis, Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City on Black Saturday, March 30. Police identified that drug suspect as Bryan Torrefranca Bolante, who is also…

Mandaue drug bust: P476,000 ‘shabu’ seized from HVI

Mark Bandolon 03/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Authorities seized suspected shabu worth at least P476,000 from a 45-year-old man described as a high-value individual during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Mandaue City early on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024. The…

Cebu City buy-bust: Over P12M ‘shabu’ seized from 2 HVIs

Emmariel Ares 03/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police confiscated over P12 million worth of suspected shabu from the possession of two men during a bust-bust operation in Brgy. Bulacao, Cebu City on Tuesday evening, March 26. The buy-bust operation was…

Drug den in Brgy. Apas: Couple nabbed, P108,800 ‘shabu’ seized

Emmariel Ares 03/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippine — A couple was arrested for allegedly running a drug den in Barangay Apas, Cebu City on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, with call center agents and habal-habal drivers as their usual clients. A buy-bust…

Mason caught with ‘shabu’ in Cebu City drug bust

Mark Bandolon 03/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 40-year-old mason who was reportedly on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA 7) regional target list was caught with P136,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sitio NGA, Barangay…

P3.8M shabu seized, 2 HVIs nabbed in Cebu City drug busts

Mark Bandolon 03/12/2024

Two high-value individuals (HVIs) were separately arrested in buy-bust operations conducted in Cebu City on March 11 and 12, 2024, resulting in the confiscation of P3.8 million worth of shabu and the apprehension of two individuals. The…

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