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P4.1-M shabu seized in Quezon; 3 suspected traffickers held – PNP

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Police seized suspected shabu (crystal meth) worth more than P4.1 million from three alleged drug traffickers arrested in two buy-bust operations in Quezon province on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2 and 3. Lt. Col. Ryan Hernandez, Lucena City police chief, reported that the suspects, identified only by their aliases “Archie,” 29, […]

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4 dead, 4 hurt in alleged drug-related shootout in BARMM

COTABATO CITY – Four people, including a minor, were killed and four others were injured in an alleged shootout on Tuesday morning, believed to be linked to an illegal drug transaction in Kadayangan, Special Geographic Area (SGA) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), police confirmed Wednesday. Captain Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson for the […]

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P35.4-M smuggled onions, garlic seized in Nueva Ecija

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities seized over P35.4-million worth of smuggled onion and garlic during a recent operation inside a cold storage facility in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. The operation on the seizure of illegally imported products was conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation’s Special Action Unit (NBI-SAU), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the Philippine […]

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NCRPO: P1.02-M shabu seized, 1 nabbed in Manila buy-bust

MANILA, Philippines — Suspected shabu worth P1.02 million was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Manila on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of an individual, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said. Acting on a valid authority to operate from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Manila police arrested the suspect along Sta. Maria Street […]

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Gawad Kalinga founder arrested for qualified trafficking – PNP

MANILA, Philippines — Gawad Kalinga Founder Antonio “Tony” Meloto was arrested for qualified trafficking in Angat Bulacan late Friday, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). He was served a warrant for two counts of qualified trafficking under Republic Act 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364 and Republic Act 11862. The suspect, identified only […]

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Village chief arrested in anti-drug ops; P782.000 worth of shabu seized – PNP

ILOILO CITY — A village chief listed as a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested, and an estimated P782,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Maragubdub in San Remegio, Antique on Friday afternoon, May 29. Authorities identified the suspect only by his alias, “Alvin,” 38, the Punong Barangay of the […]

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‘High-value’ drug trafficker busted in Laguna; P522,000 ‘shabu’ seized

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Police seized on Thursday, May 28, more than P522,000 worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from an alleged “high value” trafficker in Santa Rosa City, Laguna province. The Police Regional Office 4A reported on Friday that members of the city drug enforcement unit arrested at 7:25 p.m. an alias “Joel” after selling […]

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2 drug suspects nabbed in Quezon; P2.1-million shabu seized – PNP

LUCENA CITY — Police arrested two alleged high-value drug suspects and seized suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) worth up to P2.1 million during a buy-bust operation in Tiaong, Quezon, on Thursday. Colonel Romulo Albacea, director of the Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO), said anti-illegal drug operatives arrested the suspects, identified only by their aliases “Randy,” 49, […]

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PNP: P6.4-M drugs found in parcels at Pasay mail hub

MANILA, Philippines — Suspected illegal drugs worth P6.4 million were intercepted from five abandoned inbound parcels at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday. “The parcels were flagged during routine x-ray screening and further subjected to manual examination and K-9 inspection,” the PNP explained, noting the […]

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Senate shooting, dela Rosa escape ‘related’ — CIDG

Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander Morico II said this about the shooting in the Senate on the night of May 13 and the departure of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa from its premises in the early hours of May 14. But pressed on whether the shooting had been staged, […]

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