Breaking News: High-profile target arrested in Pontevedra drug bust - Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) successfully apprehends Agusto Hoquire, alias Onyok, in a major drug bust operation. Read more about the arrest and the recovery of 15 grams of suspected shabu worth P102,000. Stay updated on the latest drug-related news.
DRUG SUSPECT. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) present to the media drug suspect Noel Palacios (seated) who was arrested during a buy-bust Saturday afternoon (Feb. 4, 2023). Palacios yielded 500 grams of suspected shabu worth P3.4 million. (Courtesy of PDEA-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY - Anti-drug operatives seized PHP3.536 million worth of shabu and arrested two suspects in separate buy-busts here over the weekend, reports of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Western Visayas (PDEA-6) showed. The first operation at around 4:20 p.m. Saturday led to the arrest of Noel Palacios, 22, in Barangay 10 at the Reclamation Area. The suspect, a resident of Purok Nangka, Barangay 3, yielded 500 grams of suspected shabu placed in heat-sealed plastic sachets and knot-tied packs. Priced at PHP6,800 per gram, the confiscated illegal drugs amounted to PHP3.4 million. At past 7:40 p.m. of the same day, Nemia Aguilar Jalando-on, a high-value target, was apprehended in Bar
DRUG BUST.A personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Occidental Provincial Office conducts an inventory of the PHP1.02 million suspected shabu seized during an inspection at the Bredco port in Bacolod City on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 25, 2022). The suspect, Rhemhon Sonza Dumancas, was bound for Iloilo when he was intercepted by joint anti-drug operatives.(Photo courtesy of PDEA-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY -Joint anti-drug operatives seized PHP1.02 million worth of suspected shabu from a passenger bound for Iloilo during an inspection at the Bredco port here on Sunday afternoon, a report of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Western Visayas (PDEA-6) showed. The suspect was identified as Rhemhon Sonza Dumancas, 36, resident of Barangay Patlad, Dumangas, Iloilo. According to the report, Dumancas was at the port at around 5 p.m. but refused to undergo inspection, and instead went to the comfort room to dispose a package. When it was checked, operatives found a big kn
BACOLOD CITY - A total of 348 villages in Negros Occidental have been declared clear of illegal drugs as of July this year, which is equivalent to 57.9 percent of the province's 601 barangays, figures of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-) showed. Jyxyvzcky Escrupulo, head of PDEA-Negros Occidental Provincial Office, said on Monday that 12 more villages were added from the previous 336 before this month's deliberations. "There are applicant barangays that cannot proceed with the process due to (lack of) documentary requirements and sometimes, there are newly-identified drug personalities (in the barangay)," Escrupulo added. She said both the documents submitted by the candidate barangays and the possible drug personalities in the villages are being scrutinized during the deliberations. In this province's capital city, at least 13 out of its 61 barangays are considered drug-cleared. "The barangay drug clearing in Bacolod is challenging. It is a high
AWARD. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson shows the plaque for the 2021 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award awarded to the provincial government on Thursday (March 17, 2022). As of Friday (March 18), a total of 321 out of 601 barangays in Negros Occidental have been declared as drug-cleared, data from the PDEA-Negros Occidental Provincial Office showed.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The province of Negros Occidental has been recognized by the National Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) for its exemplary performance in implementing the national government's anti-illegal drugs campaign. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed thanks to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) for the recognition. He received the plaque for the 2021 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award during the Joint Provincial Peace and Order Council- Provincial