30 kilos of shabu seized from drug lord’s right-hand man
Authorities seized about 30 kilos of shabu from a drug lord’s right-hand man in a drug operation at a condo unit in Brgy. Rosario, Pasig City, Monday night. The illegal …
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Counselor arrested in drug buy bust
Authorities arrested a counselor in a drug buy-bust operation in Molondo, Lanao del Sur, Wednesday. Macapanton Cosain and his wife sold 55 grams of suspected shabu to authorities who disguised …
Vice mayor nabbed in shabu raid
Authorities arrested the vice mayor of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao after they recovered P1.36 million worth of shabu and firearms in her house, Monday. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), …
Korean-born US Army veteran arrested for shabu in Cagayan de Oro
A Korean-American veteran of the US Armed Forces has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine — or shabu — in Cagayan de Oro. Dong Young Kim, aged 66, was detained …
Austrian man and Filipina arrested after selling drugs to undercover cop
An Austrian and his Filipina girlfriend have been arrested in Tugeugarao City after allegedly selling marijuana to an undercover cop. Investigators said David Sigl, aged 42, and his live-in partner, …
Philippines ‘world’s deadliest country’ for environmental activists
The Philippines has replaced Brazil as the world’s deadliest country for people protecting their land and environment from exploitation. At least 164 farmers and land rights activists were killed worldwide …
Australian arrested as police raid Mabalacat City drug den
A 38-year-old Australian is facing prison after being among seven people arrested during a drug bust in Mabalacat City, Pampanga province. George Georgeff was allegedly found in the company of …
UN council backs probe into human rights situation in the Philippines
A United Nations council has adopted a resolution calling for a probe into the human rights situation in the Philippines, including drug war killings. During a session of the United …
Police chief launches probe into drug bust death of girl aged three
Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered an investigation into a drug bust that led to the shooting of a three-year-old girl. The child, identified as Myka, was caught …
British man among three arrested in Manila for shabu possession
Three people, including a British man, have been arrested for possession of shabu following a police raid on a condominium in Malate, Manila. Suspects Philip Joseph, aged 47, Josephine Olayao, …
Four Chinese arrested for haul of shabu worth 1.3 billion pesos
Four Chinese men have been arrested and shabu worth nearly 1.3 billion pesos seized in two operations in Muntinlupa City. Operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized 166.5 kilograms …
Two Australians arrested for ‘shabu’ session in Angeles City
Two Australians have been arrested in Angeles City for allegedly smoking crystal meth — or shabu — with a group of Filipinos. Police have identified the Australians as Mark Philip …
Cocaine bricks worth 452 million pesos found on Siargao, Dinagat shores
A lawmaker here has called on law enforcement agencies to look into the 77 cocaine bricks that washed ashore on Dinagat Island and Siargao Island, in Surigao del Norte. Surigao …
Fil-Am, discharged from US Army, nabbed for selling shabu in Quezon City
A Filipino-American who was once discharged from the US Army has been arrested for allegedly selling shabu in Quezon City. Operatives of the Cubao Police Station launched a buy-bust operation …
Plant that led to Swiss man’s drug arrest was not marijuana, police admit
A Swiss man arrested in Panglao for possessing drugs has been released after a plant on his windowsill was found not to be marijuana. Maik Kruesi, aged 32, was detained …
Swiss man nabbed after neighbours spot marijuana plant on windowsill
A Swiss man has been arrested in Panglao after his neighbours reported seeing a marijuana plant growing on his windowsill. Maik Kruesi, aged 32, was arrested in Barangay Danao on …
Polish man arrested for possessing marijuana on Siquijor island
A 38-year-old Polish man living on Siquijor Island has been arrested for possession of marijuana following an early morning police raid. Piotr Galewski detained for illegal drug possession after he …
Three Caloocan cops guilty of murdering 17-year-old Kian delos Santos
Three Caloocan police officers have been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Kian delos Santos during an anti-drug operation. At a court in Caloocan today (Thursday, November 29) presiding Judge Rodolfo …
Duterte vows to ‘wipe from the earth’ surviving members of Parojinog clan
President Duterte has threatened to “wipe from the earth” surviving members of the Parojinog family, a political clan linked to the drug trade. Last year, police raided the compound of …
Norwegian allegedly caught with illegal drugs in Cebu city centre
A Norwegian man has been arrested after allegedly being caught with shabu while walking through Cebu city centre. Kenneth Olsen, aged 37, was detained yesterday evening (Tuesday, October 30) on …
Mayor shot dead is 11th murdered since President Duterte took office
A mayor shot dead in La Union has become the 11th local chief executive assassinated in the two years since President Duterte took office. Mayor Alexander Buquing of Sudipen was …
Presidential aides scramble to explain Duterte’s ‘sin’ admission on killings
Presidential aides have offered a range of explanations for President Duterte’s apparent admission of his “sin” of extra-judicial killings. Among the reasons given today (Friday, September 25), were that the …
Duterte says King of Jordan mocked own cousin over drug war criticism
President Duterte has claimed that Jordan’s King Abdullah mocked his own cousin, a former UN human rights chief who criticised the war on drugs. Speaking at the Malacañang today (Thursday, …
Duterte apparently admits to extrajudicial killings, calling them his ‘sin’
President Duterte appeared to take responsibility for extrajudicial killings, saying they were the only “sin” that he is guilty of. Speaking during an oath taking at the Malacañang today (Thursday, …
Half a million peso reward offered to find alleged Cebu drug lord Peter Lim
The Department of Justice has offered a 500,000-peso bounty against Cebu-based suspected drug lord Peter Lim. Speaking today (Friday, September 14), Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said: “The government is also …
Alleged narco-politician Cebu town mayor gunned down in his office
Gunmen stormed the town hall in Ronda, about 50 miles southwest of Cebu City, and shot dead alleged narco-politician Mayor Mariano Blanco. Investigating police officer Dionisio Tagupa said Blanco was …