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By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service Authorities arrested a woman in a buy-bust operation in Rizal on Tuesday, May 22, seizing over P600,000 worth of suspected shabu from her. The police identified the suspect arrested on C6 Road, Lupang Arenda in Barangay Sta. Ana, Taytay as Marlyn Villanueva, 46. “Itong babae dati nang naaresto sa Pasig in 2003, but after six years ay nadismiss din kaso niya, pero muling bumalik siya sa kaniyang pagtutulak at ginagamit siya […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs on Tuesday, May 22, seized two shipments of shabu worth P11.87 million in separate instances in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said both packages came from California in the United States, and had fake consignees and delivery addresses. The first package, he said, was seized on April 23, and was sent by one Audio Schit. He said it contained 344.50 grams of suspected shabu and […]
(Eagle News)– A Valenzuela court has junked the drug cases filed against nine people in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. In dismissing the case for transportation and delivery of dangerous drugs against self-confessed fixer Mark Taguba II; alleged middlemen Manny Li and Kenneth Dong; import company owner Eirene May Tatad; Customs broker Teejay Marcellana; and businessmen Chen I-Min, Jhu Ming Jhun, and Chen Rong Huan, Chen Ju Long, Judge Arthur Melicor of Branch 284 […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has recommended the filing of graft and usurpation of official functions, aside from other criminal and administrative charges, against former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon in connection with the P6.4 billion worth of shabu shipment that had passed through the Bureau of Customs (BOC) during his watch. The Ombudsman has already completed the fact-finding investigation on the complaint involving the 602.2 kilograms of high-grade methamphetamine hydrochloride or […]
(Eagle News) — At least six people were killed in what police said were separate shootouts in Laguna on Wednesday, April 25. In Calamba, three drug suspects were killed in a shootout around 2:30 a.m. in Barangay Pansol. Reynaldo Dante, Wilbert Sardido and another were killed in the next operation in Barangay Sto. Angel around 5 a.m. Police recovered firearms and suspected shabu from the suspects.
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has denied the government’s petition against its December 2017 order to submit reports on the war on drugs. Theodore Te, SC spokesperson, said the SC denied Solicitor General Jose Calida’s argument submitting the reports would compromise the safety of informants and police operations, and directed the government, including Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, to submit them within a 15-day notice. The required reports include a list of persons killed in […]
Around P5 million worth of shabu seized (Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency have arrested three individuals in a buy-bust operation in a Pasay mall parking lot on Tuesday. Also seized from Aladin Amiril Salilagia, and husband-and-wife Abner and Malina Nano in the operation held at 11:30 a.m. was P5 million worth of shabu. The three–who were the subjects of a surveillance weeks before–are alleged members of the Ameril drug group that operates in […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has released over P13 million as reward money to its deserving operating units and private informants. The PDEA Special Enforcement Service, PDEA Intelligence and Investigation Service, PDEA Region 3, PDEA Region 12 and PDEA National Capital Region received over P6 million for their successful anti-drug operations. The PDEA SES received the biggest reward of P3.5 million for its discovery and dismantling of a shabu […]
P50 million worth of suspected shabu seized (Eagle News) — Authorities on Friday nabbed three individuals in a buy-bust operation in Muntinlupa, and seized P50 million worth of suspected shabu from them. Arrested during the noon-time operation in Parking 5 of the Alabang Town Center in Ayala Alabang were Norodian Guimadel Samplidan, 28; Lady Jane Flores Borja, 24; and Regina Inocencia San Miguel, 40. An initial police report said seized from the suspects were five […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen drug suspects were killed in police operations in Bulacan from Tuesday to Wednesday. Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr., Bulacan police director, said the operations were conducted from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday noon. The operations, he said, included 57 buy-bust operations, and services of warrants of arrest and search warrants. “Unfortunately, 13 of the suspects were killed when our officers fired in self-defense shortly after the suspects who were armed with concealed […]
(Eagle News) — Citing threats to his life, Mark Taguba, one of the personalities charged in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess, on Monday asked the court to reconsider its decision to have him detained at the Manila City Jail. In a very urgent motion for reconsideration filed before Branch 46 of the Manila Regional Trial Court, Taguba, through his lawyer, asked that he be given detention in the National Bureau of Investigation detention […]
(Eagle News) – The Senate has unanimously decided to transfer former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to the Pasay City Jail. Faeldon would also remain in contempt for being “arrogant” in his answers and for acting inappropriately at the continuation of the senate blue ribbon committee hearing early this afternoon, where he had a heated exchange with committee chair, Senator Richard Gordon. The senate continued on Monday, January 29, its hearing on the alleged corruption, […]
