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Drug info came from foreign gov'ts? PDEA chief says he doesn't know

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 02:33 PM

The head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said he does not know whether or not foreign governments gave the Philippines information on officials allegedly linked to the narcotics trade. Read more »

Transshipment or decoy? PDEA eyes 2 angles in 'floating cocaine' probe

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 10:07 AM

Several "floating cocaine" packages recently seized in the Philippines may be part of a drug shipment to neighboring countries or a diversionary tactic for meth smuggling, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Monday. Read more »

Confiscated drugs in Cavite came from 'Golden Triangle': PDEA

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 08:37 AM

The almost P2 billion worth of drugs confiscated in a Cavite warehouse is suspected to have come from within Southeast Asia and entered the Philippines through "shipside smuggling" with the use of smaller vessels, the chief of the anti-narcotics agency said Monday. Read more »

Boyfriend of teen who died in alleged drug overdose, still a no-show: PDEA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 01:19 PM

MANILA – The boyfriend of the 19-year old girl who allegedly died from drug overdose during a party in Cebu City last January 19 has yet to surface. Read more »

PDEA wants parents of underage druggies jailed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 09:05 PM

Parents who willfully allow their underage children to dabble with narcotics should be jailed, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Tuesday, as Congress revived a proposal to lower of minimum age of criminal liability. Read more »

BALIKAN: 'Pagpuslit' sa 6 magnetic lifters na umano'y may P11-B halaga ng 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 09:15 PM

Ayon sa PDEA, sadyang "isinakripisyo" at "ipinain" ang unang shipment ng shabu upang hindi mapansin ang pagpuslit ng ikalawang batch ng magnetic lifters na may mas malaking halaga ng droga.  Read more »

PDEA seeks review of dismissal of raps vs drug queen's daughter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 04:29 PM

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency will petition for a review of the dismissal of charges against the daughter of convicted drug dealer Yu Yuk Lai, its chief said Friday. Read more »

Bagong tantiya: Magnetic lifters, posibleng naglaman ng P11-B 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 08:54 PM

Maaaring nasa P11 bilyon ang halaga ng hinihinalang shabu na isinilid sa apat na magnetic lifter na nahanap sa Cavite. Read more »

Lead, asbestos patches used to hide shabu in magnetic lifters?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 02:10 PM

The Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday revealed several red flags in the magnetic lifters found in Cavite, which were allegedly used to smuggle billions of pesos worth of shabu into the country. Read more »

P11-billion shabu haul inside magnetic lifters possible: PDEA

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 06:01 PM

Four magnetic lifters that were found empty in Cavite province could have concealed P11 billion worth of shabu, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Thursday.  Read more »

Lapeña, bumaligtad, naniwalang may droga sa magnetic lifters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 09:36 PM

Naniniwala na si Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña na may lamang droga ang mga magnetic lifter na nakuha noong Agosto sa Cavite. Read more »

Duterte tells PDEA, Customs chief: Stop blaming each other

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 07:08 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday told Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director general Aaron Aquino and Bureau of Customs chief Isidro Lapeña to stop blaming each other over the P6.8-billion "shabu" haul that allegedly slipped past port inspections. Read more »

OPINION: Profiles of courage: Mangaoang and Aaron Aquino

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Oct 22 04:01 PM

It takes courage not to toe the President’s line.  Read more »

PDEA chief thankful for ally in Customs amid conflicting drug claims

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 03:55 PM

The chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Monday regarded as an "ally" a Customs official who claimed that agency Commissioner Isidro Lapeña may have ignored intelligence reports on the smuggling of illegal drugs using magnetic lifters. Read more »

'Droga sa mga buy-bust, pareho ng sample sa magnetic lifters'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 08:06 PM

Magkakatulad daw ang droga mula sa mga buy-bust, at sa sample mula sa magnetic lifter sa Manila International Container Port, na maaari raw senyales na nailabas at naibenta na ang droga. Read more »

Drug traders, politicians eyed in deadly Lanao ambush on PDEA agents

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 11:59 AM

Drug traffickers and some politicians may have links to the ambush that killed 5 Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency officers in Lanao del Sur last week, the PDEA chief said Monday. Read more »

3 local drug groups eyed behind Lanao del Sur ambush: PDEA chief

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 08:54 PM

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino confirmed Saturday that the agency is looking into about three local drug groups responsible for the ambush of a six-man PDEA team in Lanao del Sur. Read more »

4 pulis dawit sa 'pagpulsit' ng P6.8 bilyong halaga ng droga sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 11:04 PM

May apat na aktibong pulis ang idinadawit sa pagpasok sa bansa ng P6.8 bilyon na halaga ng droga na isinilid sa magnetic lifters. Read more »

4 cops tagged as 'persons of interest' in Cavite shabu shipment

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 08:01 PM

Four policemen are being considered as persons of interests in the suspected drug haul in GMA, Cavite, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday. Read more »

Customs eyes new x-ray machines against drug smuggling

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 10:25 PM

MANILA - The procurement of new X-ray machines is underway to help solve the problem on drug smuggling, Bureau of Customs chief Isidro Lapeña said Thursday. Read more »