Tag: DRUG WAR

PNP: Over P7 million worth of shabu seized in Bulacan; 1 nabbed

(Eagle News) — Over P7 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in a recent controlled delivery operation in Malolos, Bulacan, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested was Jonas Faustino, 24, who tried to receive the shipment through Philpost in Pasay City. The shabu had been shipped via Tanaporn of Ban, Nong Phaya Chonthabouly, Vientiane, Laos, the PNP said. Based on the current standard price, the PNP said the shabu […]

PNP: P3.4 million worth of shabu seized in Bocaue buy-bust; 3 nabbed

(Eagle News)–Authorities seized P3.4 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bulacan, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also nabbed in the operation along Macarthur Highway, Barangay Bunlo in Bocaue on May 18 were Jayson Falcon, Edwardo Elgarlino, and Sarah Panganiban. No other details were made available. PNP officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao said the suspects will face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.  

Authorities destroy P5.2 million worth of marijuana plants in Davao del Sur ops

(Eagle News) — Authorities destroyed P5.2 million worth of marijuana plants in a three-day operation in Davao del Sur over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation was Lima Cansing, whom the authorities identified as the cultivator of the more or less 26,350  food-grade marijuana plants seized in barangay Bolol Salo in Kiblawan. All marijuana plants with an estimated street value of P5,270,000. were uprooted, the […]

PNP: P374,000 worth of shabu seized in Bacolod buy-bust; 1 arrested

(Eagle News) — Around P374,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City, the Philippine National Police said on Tuesday, March 15. According to the PNP, also arrested in the buy-bust operation in Purok Tinagong Paraiso, Zone 3, Barangay  Banago was Carlo Jordan Arevalo, 24. The PNP said apart from the more or less 55 grams of suspected shabu, one coin purse, one digital weighing scale, one notebook, one box […]

P1.3 million worth of shabu seized in Manila buy-bust; 2 nabbed

(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office seized 1.3 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Manila last week, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the buy-bust operation in Sta. Cruz on Feb. 2 were the suspects identified as Santa Aguilar, 34, and Noria Marcelino, 38. The PNP did not provide additional details. It said the suspects will face charges in violation of Republic Act […]

PNP: P400,000 worth of marijuana destroyed in Benguet

(Eagle News) — Around P400,000 of marijuana plants were destroyed by police personnel in Benguet, the Philippine National Police said on Sunday, Dec. 19. According to the PNP, operatives of the Kibungan Municipal Police Station (MPS) discovered the 2,000 marijuana plants on Friday, Dec. 16. The PNP said the plants were already fully-grown and were found on a 400-square-meter communal land in Sitio Dalipey, Barangay Tacadang, Kibungan. According to the report, all the marijuana plants […]

PNP: P68 million worth of shabu seized in Laguna buy-bust; 3 nabbed, 1 minor rescued

(Eagle News) — Around P68 million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Laguna, the Philippine National Police said on Sunday, Dec. 19. According to the PNP, the 10 kilograms of the illegal drugs were seized from Ace Arciaga, 35; Shamewayne Darvin, 19; and Benz Gonzales, 21; who were also arrested during the operation. A 17-year-old, who was believed to be the group’s runner, was also rescued. According to the PNP, Gonzales, […]

Customs bureau: Over P15 million worth of ecstasy pills seized in Pasay

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P15.572 million worth of ecstasy in Pasay City. According to the bureau, the 9160 tablets were concealed in three parcels declared as clothes and shoes sent to the Central Mail Exchange Center. The bureau said the illegal drugs were found after an “intensified profiling and examination” by bureau personnel. The parcels had been sent from The Netherlands and had been consigned to a person with residence in Dasmariñas, […]

Over P260 million worth of shabu seized in separate ops in Cavite, Pampanga

(Eagle News)– Authorities seized over P260 million worth of shabu in separate operations in Cavite and Pampanga. The Bureau of Customs said a composite team of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) of the BOC Manila International Container Port (MICP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Task Force Noah, NOLCOM, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized 38 kilos of suspected shabu  in […]

Philippine drug war review doubts police ‘self-defense’ claims: official

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine government’s review of dozens of deadly drug war operations has cast doubt on police claims they acted in “self-defense”, a top official said Wednesday. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra announced this month that around 154 officers had been identified for “possible criminal liability” over police operations carried out during President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. Most of the 52 cases reviewed by the Justice Department and made public Wednesday were […]

PNP: Two drug suspects killed in armed encounter with authorities in Tawi-Tawi

P10.2 million worth of shabu seized (Eagle News) — Two drug suspects died in an armed encounter with police on Saturday, Oct. 16, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also seized from Nadzmil Ladja of Barangay Sipangkot and  Malaysian national Hari Man Bin Sabtula were P10.2 million worth of shabu. The PNP said the shootout ensued after the suspects fought it out with police who were about to arrest them in a […]

Around P6 million worth of marijuana seized in Benguet: PNP

(Eagle News) — Around P6 million worth of marijuana was  seized in Kapangan, Benguet recently, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP identified those arrested by police manning a checkpoint as Marry Ann Felipe Del Rosario, Simiano Tadina Patingan, and Jun Comot Colera. The police said they had flagged down the Mitsubishi Montero the suspects were using to inspect the vehicle when they  saw the suspected marijuana inside. A police officer, the PNP said, also […]