Medical marijuana bill OK but amendments needed: PDEA

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said it has no objection to the proposed bill allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, provided that applicable safeguards under the…

Faeldon, 11 others face raps over P6.4-B shabu shipment

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) filed a criminal complaint on Monday before Department of Justice (DOJ) against former Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and 11 other…

Pangasinan town declared drug-free

  MAPANDAN, Pangasinan — This town has been the latest locality declared free of illegal drugs by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) . The agency said the town of…

Fire officer, 2 others arrested in drug bust in Negros

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug. 8 – Anti-narcotics operatives have arrested a fire officer and another suspected drug personality during a drug buy-bust operation Monday night in Bais City, Negros Oriental.…

PDEA nabs big time drug pusher

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday announced the arrest of a suspected big time drug pusher in this city. PDEA Regional Director Lyndon Aspacio identified…

PDEA arrests couple with P5M shabu stuffed in toy

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City — Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Calabarzon have seized a kilo of “shabu” (metamphetamine hydrochloride) stuffed inside a Pokemon toy during…

2 drug personalities fall in Abra

BAGUIO CITY — Two persons were arrested after combined anti-narcotics agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Cordillera and the local police searched a residence in Abra’s capital town…

5 more towns in Pangasinan set to be declared drug-free

DAGUPAN CITY — Five more towns in Pangasinan are set to be officially declared as drug-cleared, raising the number of drug-free municipalities in the province soon to seven, according to…

PDEA sets guidelines for implementation of barangay drug clearing program

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has outlined the guidelines in the implementation of barangay (village) drug clearing program to curb the proliferation of illegal drugs in communities…

PDEA-NIR agents seize PhP500,000 worth of marijuana in Bacolod buy-bust

BACOLOD CITY — Operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) seized PhP500,000 worth of marijuana leaves in a buy-bust late Wednesday at the southbound terminal in this city.…

PDEA-CAR arrests HK national, 2 others in buy-bust

CAMP BADO DANGWA, LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency- Cordillera Regional Office (PDEA-CAR) collared three suspected drug dealers in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday night…

Anti-drug war operations continue under PDEA — Palace

MANILA — While anti-illegal drug campaign Oplan Tokhang has been stopped temporarily, war on drugs will continue under supervision of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), a Palace clarified said…

PDEA files graft raps vs Pampanga mayors over sale of pigs from Magalang ‘shabu’ lab

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has filed graft and corruption charges against local officials of Pampanga before the Office of the Ombudsman in relation to the sale…

PDEA RO1 foresees drug-free Ilocandia

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – With a total of 226 successful anti-narcotics operations last year, the regional office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency foresees a drug-free Ilocos provinces and cities at…

7 drug personalities nabbed in Bulacan drug den raid

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Agents of the Central Luzon Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-3 (PDEA 3) arrested a notorious drug dealer and six others inside a drug den in Marilao, Bulacan.…

Santiago City exec eyes to give service vehicles to drug-free villages

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela — The local chief executive of this city will give service vehicles to the villages which were declared drug-free. Mayor Joseph Tan made the challenge to barangay…

8,428 drug suspects nabbed, PHP8.21-B worth of narcotics seized during President Duterte’s first 100 days — PDEA

MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has nabbed around 8,500 drug offenders and seized more than PHP8 billion worth of illegal drugs during the first 100 days of…

Illegal drug pusher nabbed in Ilocos Sur

VIGAN CITY–A suspected local drug group member and a drug pusher were arrested in separate incidents by combined operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the…