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COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives arrested a suspected drug dealer during a Sunday morning sting operation in Isabela City, Basilan, seizing over P6.8 million worth of crystal meth or shabu. PDEA-Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9) identified the suspect as Ibnoraba Asamli Saddalani, a resident of Barangay Lawe-LaweContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA CITY — In a blow to the illegal drug trade in the Zamboanga Peninsula, undercover police operatives arrested a high-profile dealer and confiscated P2 million worth of shabu during a sting operation in Barangay Baliwasan last Wednesday, April 2. The suspect, known for supplying methamphetamine (shabu) across multiple barangays inContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY – In a surprising turn of events, families of three drug dealers played a key role in their arrest, proving that when faced with the choice between loyalty and justice, some choose the greater good. For years, Montasser Amat was known in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte,Continue Reading
Cotabato City, Philippines—In a decisive move against illegal drugs, government officials incinerated P331.2 million worth of shabu at a power-generating plant in Aurora on Wednesday, February 12. Led by Maharani Gadaoni-Tosoc, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-9, the event marked the destruction of 48.6 kilos of shabuContinue Reading
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay – A joint operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Zamboanga Sibugay and the local police force led to the dismantling of a notorious drug den and the arrest of three suspects in Barangay Sanito, Ipil town, on Thursday. The operation marks a crucial stepContinue Reading
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P3.4 million worth of shabu during a Marawi City operation. PDEA-Bangsamoro Region Director Gil Cesario Castro confirmed the suspects were caught in Barangay Matampay on Saturday, January 18. The sting, conducted with local officials and Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal AdiongContinue Reading
