2 Indians, cohort nabbed for selling illegal drugs

MANILA — Three persons, including two Indian nationals, were arrested by National Bureau of Investigation Cybercrime Division operatives last Jan. 31 for selling illegal drugs. NBI Director Dante Gierran identified the…

DOJ consolidates PDEA, NBI raps on multi-billion shabu haul

MANILA — Prosecutors on Wednesday asked the respondents in the complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the case involving illegal drugs which were smuggled into the country…

Raps filed vs. parents of 12 kids rescued in Navotas drug den

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday filed charges before the Navotas City Prosecutor’s Office against the parents of minors rescued in a recent anti-drug operation in the…

2 drug suspects yield P200-K shabu in Dumaguete hotel raid

DUMAGUETE CITY — Anti-illegal drug operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Dumaguete City and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental have arrested two suspected drug personalities…

2 nabbed, over P1-M worth of shabu seized in Naga City

NAGA CITY — The father of the 21-year-old suspect arrested for possession of over PHP4.7-million worth of illegal drugs earlier this month was also apprehended in a buy-bust operation here Friday…

P160.5-M drugs in tomato paste cans, luggage seized in Clark

MANILA — Authorities seized a total of PHP160.5 million worth of shabu, ecstasy and kush, a strain of cannabis, concealed in food items and a luggage at the Clark International Airport…

35 drug trafficking incidents thru parcel services busted in 2018

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has noted a significant rise in the number of drug trafficking incidents involving foreign express delivery and domestic courier services in 2018. PDEA…

Airport cop nabs man for illegal drug possession

MANILA — An airport policeman from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) Light Reaction Section (LRS) apprehended a man on Monday afternoon, for possession of illegal drugs. In an exclusive interview…

2 arrested drug pushers yield P130K worth of shabu in GenTri City

GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite – Two suspected street drug pushers were collared by local drug enforcement unit (DEU) here during buy-bust operations at Tropical Village Pabahay (housing site) in Barangay San…

2 pushers in Duterte ‘narco list’ killed in GenSan raid

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Two alleged drug personalities on President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s so-called “narco list” were killed in an encounter with anti-drug operatives in a village here on Saturday night.…

Cops seize P40-M worth of shabu from Taiwanese national

MANILA– A Taiwanese national has been arrested by Manila police for possessing P40-million worth of shabu in Binondo, Manila. In a report to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO),…

Suspected drug trader killed in Bataan buy-bust

SAMAL, Bataan — A suspected drug trader was slain in an armed encounter with police during a buy-bust operation at a waiting shed in an upland village in the area at…

Less local drug labs, peddlers more reliant on importation: PNP

MANILA — Drug lords have become more dependent in importing finished products into the country rather than manufacture “shabu” (crystal meth) locally, the head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said…

3 persons arrested in anti-illegal drug operation in La Union

CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – Three persons were arrested by joint operatives of the Ilocos Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 in simultaneous anti-illegal drug…

Ilocos Drug Surrenderer Shot Dead

VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur –  A tricycle driver who surrendered to police authorities last year during the Oplan Tokhang was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Barangay Katipunan, Sinait, Ilocos…

1 killed, 8 nabbed in separate anti-drugs ops in Nueva Ecija

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — A 21-year-old jobless resident of San Leonardo town was killed while eight other suspects, including two minors, were arrested in separate anti-illegal drugs operation in Nueva…

High-value target killed in Naga City encounter

LEGAZPI CITY — A high-value target drug peddler was killed while a total of PHP350,000 worth of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) was seized in separate drug operations in Naga City on…

P23-M shabu seized, suspected drug courier nabbed in Dumaguete

DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 2 kg. of suspected “shabu” or crystal meth, valued by the Dangerous Drugs Board at PHP23 million, were confiscated here Thursday from a suspected courier,…

Zambo cops nab ‘big-time’ pusher, seize P700K worth of ‘shabu’

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested a suspected big-time drug pusher and seized an estimated PHP700,000 worth of illegal drugs in an anti-drug operation in this city. Senior Insp. Julius Dao-An, Police…

PDEA-Bicol defends Duterte on Naga City as ‘shabu hotbed’ statement

LEGAZPI CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement tagging Naga City as once a “hotbed” of crystal meth (shabu) has earned the ire of many Bicolanos. However, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency…