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P1-M worth marijuana seized in Agusan del Sur

P1-M worth marijuana seized in Agusan del Sur

Authorities seized about P1-million worth of marijuana in Brgy Kasapa 1, Loreto, Agusan del Sur on Tuesday.

According to the report of Caraga Police Director Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel Jr., Loreto Municipal Police Station (MPS), Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office, Agusan del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company and 1303rd Regional Mobile Force Company (RMFC) conducted a marijuana eradication operation in the mountainous part of the said area.

According to Esquivel, the police took about 20 hours to reach the vast marijuana plantation. It was about 10 am when the farm was discovered where operatives immediately pulled down 19-pound marijuana plants worth P1.04 million.

“Most of the uprooted marijuana plants were burned in the area while a sample of recovered marijuana was brought to Agusan del Sur Provincial Crime Laboratory Office for screening and confirmatory testing,” said the official.

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Woman hides shabu under 'hotsilog'

Woman hides shabu under ‘hotsilog’

Police arrested a woman who hid sachets of shabu under a ‘hotsilog’ (HOTdog, SInangag or fried rice, and ITlog or fried egg) food pack at Fairview Police Station at 3 am, Tuesday.

Camie Olaguer arrived at the police station to visit her friend, who was in jail for a week.

Because she had come after the visiting hours, she was not allowed to see her friend.

Olaguer requested the jail guard to hand over the ‘hotsilog‘ to her friend in jail.

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A woman visiting her friend in jail tried to hide sachets of shabu under ‘hotsilog’ food pack. (Image from James Agustin)

Coincidentally, the jail guard opened the food pack upside down, revealing five sachets of shabu under the ‘hotsilog.’

The suspect defended she did not know that there was shabu inside the food pack.

Olaguer and her friend would also face charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

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2 Africans, 1 Nigerian arrested in drug buy-bust

2 Africans, 1 Nigerian arrested in drug buy-bust

Authorities arrested a Nigerian national and two Africans in separate drug buy-bust operations in Cavite and Ifugao.

A joint force of Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Nigerian national Leonard Ohaeri, 27, in Barangay Bayan Luma 4, Imus, Cavite, Wednesday morning. The suspect was from Lagos, Nigeria, and a resident of BF Resort, Las Piñas City.

Police confiscated 220 grams of shabu worth Php1,360,000.00 from Ohaeri.

Authorities arrested two North African nationals while transporting P700,000 worth of marijuana to a checkpoint in Lamut, Ifugao, yesterday.

Police identified the arrested suspects as Negash Abede Natnael, 24, and Saffi Mohamednur, 28, who were living in Pasay City and were all Eritrean nationals from Northeast, Africa.

According to the report, the suspects put the weeds inside a tubular package. The two came from Bontoc, Mountain Province, and were on the bus going to Cubao when an informant at the checkpoint reported them to the police.

It was learned that the Eritrean nationals were in the country to study. However, their student visas already expired.

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Doctor arrested for selling illegal drugs in Davao

Doctor arrested for selling illegal drugs in Davao

Authorities arrested a doctor from a large hospital in Davao City for selling illegal drugs in Suazo St., Barangay 28-C, in the said city, Tuesday.

Police caught John Perrett Herrera, alias “John,” 33, a surgeon and resident doctor of Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). He is a high-value target and is on the drug watchlist of the Directorate for Intelligence (DI).

According to the report of P/Maj. Michael Uyanguren of Davao City Police, police who disguised as a buyer, bought one sachet of suspected shabu worth P1,000 from the arrested doctor.

When the transaction became positive, the poseur buyer immediately alerted his colleagues and arrested the doctor.

Police also seized P10,000 worth of illegal drugs, a cellphone, syringe, and red Toyota Vios from the arrested doctor.

According to the police, most of the suspect’s patrons are members of the LGBT community. The doctor also sells drugs to people he meets through the social media application Grinder.

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Family of drug pushers arrested in Makati

Family of drug pushers arrested in Makati

Police arrested a family of drug pushers or drug traffickers in Barangay Pitogo, Makati City, Thursday. Authorities arrested four members of the family: the father, mother, son, and uncle inside …

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3 foreigners arrested for marijuana in Pasig City

3 foreigners arrested for marijuana in Pasig

Philippine, Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) of the Special Enforcement Service, arrested three foreigners for marijuana possession during its operation at a condominium unit in Pasig City, Monday night. The operation …

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P54 M shabu seized from Indonesian at NAIA

P54 M shabu seized from Indonesian at NAIA

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized an estimated P54 million worth of shabu from an Indonesian national at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Monday morning. The suspect was identified …

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Assistant of 'drug queen' arrested in Manila

Accomplice of ‘drug queen’ arrested in Manila

Police arrested drug the “pusher” and accomplice of alleged ‘drug queen’ Guia Gomez-Castro during a buy-bust operation of the Manila Police District-Station 4. Yesterday, Metro Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and …

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P1-M worth marijuana seized in Agusan del Sur

₱2M high-grade marijuana burned in Ilocos Sur

Authorities burned around P2 million worth of “high-grade” marijuana in Ilocos Sur. The joint forces of Phi­lippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) discovered the marijuana in …

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3 foreigners arrested for marijuana in Pasig City

Marijuana plantation discovered in Candelaria

Police found a marijuana plantation on a farm in Candelaria, Quezon, on Tuesday morning. Quezon police chief Col. Audie Madrideo said the authorities received a report of such backyard marijuana …

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Marijuana laboratory discovered in San Juan

Marijuana laboratory discovered in San Juan

Authorities found an indoor “marijuana laboratory” after a raid in San Juan City, Thursday night. A concerned citizen reported suspicious activities of a building tenant to the police. The informant …

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Counselor arrested in drug buy bust

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 …

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Vice mayor nabbed in shabu raid

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), …

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