Tag: war on drugs

PNP: Over P400 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Pampanga, Bacolod police operations

3 arrested (Eagle News) — Over P400 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in Sept. 14 police operations in Pampanga and Bacolod. According to the Philippine National Police, arrested in the operations in Mexico town were Wenjie Chen, 45; and Hsu Lien Shui, 42. Seized from the suspects were 60 kilograms of illegal drugs worth Php 408,000,000, the police said. Police said Marcial Lavado delos Santos Jr. was also arrested during an interdiction operation […]

PNP: Over P87 million worth of illegal drugs seized in Cubao, QC

2 arrested (Eagle News)–Over P87 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-illegal drugs operation in Quezon City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the P87.9 million worth of shabu, kush, dried marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy were seized in the operation in Cubao on Wednesday, Aug. 10, that also led to the arrest of Riza Bilbao,25, and Alvin Rapinian. No additional details were provided on the operation. The PNP said […]

PNP: Husband and wife from Negros Oriental nabbed in buy-bust; P1.1 million worth of shabu seized

(Eagle News)–A husband and wife from Negros Oriental were arrested in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also seized from Jomy Dela Cruz Consular, 42, and Leosella Cuenca Consular, were more or less 170 grams of shabu worth P1,156,000, one tricycle, drug paraphernalia, among others. The operation took place at 3:30 pm in Barangay Camugao, Negros Occidental. No additional details were provided on the operation. “Our continuing […]

PNP: 19-year-old nabbed in Lanao del Sur buy-bust

(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested a 19-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Lanao del Sur, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, seized from Hamza Dilabayan in the operation in Barangay Campong-Talao were two grams of shabu worth P13600. The PNP did not give additional details about the buy-bust operation. “Despite his relatively young age, the suspect has been known to have been involved in the selling and pushing of illegal drugs,” […]

PNP: P408,000 worth of shabu seized in Bacolod City buy-bust; 1 nabbed

(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P400,000 worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation on Saturday, July 2, in Purok Masinadyahon was Pranisa Anlap Ereneo. The PNP said apart from the 60 grams of shabu estimated at P408,000, drug paraphernalia, one black coin purse, one black pouch, among others, were also seized from the suspect. […]

Points raised by SC in decision junking petitions seeking to void PHL withdrawal from ICC

PHL high court clarifies its role as it pointed out lack of justiciability of matters raised by senators, other petitioners who “have no standing to file” suit on PHL ICC withdrawal (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed for being “moot” the various consolidated petitions seeking to reverse the withdrawal of the Philippine government from the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the Rome Statute. In its 101-page decision penned by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, […]

PNP: Over P58 million worth of shabu seized in Imus buy-bust operation; 5 arrested

(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P58 million worth of shabu and arrested five individuals linked to a former mayor in a recent buy-bust operation in Imus, Cavite, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Tamano Daud, Ismael Daud, Norma Maguid, Bainor Maguid, and Omar Rediya were nabbed in the operation jointly conducted by the Manila Police District Drug Enforcement Unit in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Cavite Provincial Police […]

Watch: Balitalakayan interview with Dean Amado Valdez on jurisdiction of ICC to probe PH

  (Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Dean Amado Valdez on the request for a full investigation of the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda on the alleged “crimes against humanity” on the war on drugs campaign of the Duterte administration. In the interview on Friday, June 18, 2021, Valdez said that the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte since the Philippines officially withdrew from the ICC in March […]

PNP: Over 1 million worth of shabu seized in Tondo buy-bust; 3 arrested

(Eagle News)–Over P1 million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Manila on Saturday, May 8. The Philippine National Police said also arrested during the buy-bust operation in Barangay 124, Zone 10, Tondo were Anna Loivina de Leon, 38; Atilano Layosa Jr., 37; and Cristina Lim, 38. Apart from the 150 grams of shabu worth P1,020,000 million, also recovered from the suspects were one 45 cal. pistol. Criminal charges are slated to […]

PNP: P4.76 million worth of shabu seized in Tawi-Tawi buy-bust; 3 arrested

(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P4.76 million worth of shabu in Tawi-Tawi, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the joint Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency buy-bust operation in Bongao on Wednesday were Hassan Anggie Hawaan, 30; Mannan Nusuri Muhadi, 48; and Mudzna Anggie Hawaan, 42. Apart from the fourteen packs of shabu weighing more or less 700 grams, the PNP said identification cards and two cellular […]

Authorities destroy P8.6 million worth of marijuana in Kalinga

(Eagle News) — Authorities destroyed P8.6 million worth of marijuana in Kalinga. According to the Philippine National Police, the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed the 43,000 fully-grown marijuana plants and 400 grams of cannabis products in four plantation sites in Kalinga in a three-day marijuana eradication operation from April 12 to 14. The PNP said the plantation sites were located in four plantation sites in Barangay Ngibat, Tinglayan. The breakdown of the […]

Customs bureau: P6.8 million worth of shabu seized in Clark; one arrested

(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P6.8 million worth of shabu in Pampanga and arrested the package claimant in Cebu, the Bureau of Customs said. The bureau said the two black plastic packs containing the illegal drugs were concealed inside an air fryer from Sha Alam, Malaysia, and arrived in the Clark port on Feb. 16. It weighed 1,000 grams. The bureau said the suspicious substances were discovered after a physical examination, X-ray examination, and K-9 […]