GENERAL SANTOS CITY–Police operatives arrested an active member of the Philippine Army for allegedly selling shabu inside a bar here early Wednesday. Capt. Abdulsalam Mamalinta Jr., chief of the Pendatun…
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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…
P204-M shabu precursor, equipment seized in San Juan
MANILA — Authorities seized PHP204-million worth of chemicals and equipment used in manufacturing shabu in a posh subdivision in San Juan City early Thursday. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head…
Guban heads to WPP; vows to tell all about shabu smuggling at BOC
MANILA — Former Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer Jimmy Guban will be turned over to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday where he will be placed under the witness…
Lapeña to look into PHP11-B missing shabu ‘very seriously’
MANILA — Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña on Thursday vowed to look “very seriously” into a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) report that the missing “shabu” (crystal meth) in…
Customs exec insists ‘magnetic lifters contained shabu’
MANILA — Deputy Customs Collector Ma. Lourdes Mangaoang on Wednesday stood firm on her claim the shipment of magnetic lifters found in a Cavite warehouse did contain illegal drugs that slipped…
Jail Officer, 3 others caught sniffing shabu in Cavite
TANZA, Cavite — A jail officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) assigned here, his common-law wife, and two others were caught sniffing “shabu” during a police anti-drugs…
2 drug suspects slain in Sultan Kudarat shootout
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Two suspected drug personalities were killed in a shootout with authorities while another one managed to escape a law enforcement operation in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat Monday evening, police…
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…
DOJ to prioritize raps vs. importers of ‘shabu’ in magnetic lifters
MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) vowed to prioritize the criminal complaint filed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) against the importer of billions of pesos worth of smuggled…
Malacañang dares Naga execs to prove ‘shabu hotbed’ tag is false
MANILA — If Naga City is not a hotbed of shabu (crystal meth), then city officials should prove it. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday made this challenge as he called…
PDEA exec goes on leave for family vacation
MANILA — Philippine Drug Enforcement AgencyPDEA exec goes on leave (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino on Friday clarified he has gone on leave for a family vacation and not because of…
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…
2 nabbed, P800K ‘shabu’ seized in Zambo drug bust
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested two suspected big-time drug pushers and seized PHP800,000 worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in this city, an official said Wednesday. Supt. Edilberto Alvarez,…
Drug smugglers becoming bolder: Malacañang
MANILA — Malacañang on Saturday described drug manufacturers and smugglers as “bolder” after a recent report which showed PHP6.8 billion worth of “shabu” from an alleged Taiwan syndicate had recently…
Jail guard meted out two life terms for selling shabu
BAGUIO CITY — A trial court here slapped a senior jail officer in Benguet with two life terms after he was found guilty of selling shabu and possessing some more. Regional…
P47-M raid shabu seized in Manila
MANILA — Police authorities seized PHP47 million worth of shabu in a raid in San Andres Bukid, Manila early Thursday. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Philippine National Police (PNP)…
P3-M worth of ‘shabu’ seized, 2 arrested in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY — Anti-drug operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized an estimated PHP3 million worth of “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a buy-bust operation at Barangay 1 here Wednesday night.…