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Mexico's ex-defense chief helped ship tons of cocaine and heroin, charges say

Drazen Jorgic and Diego Oré, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 05:43 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos used his power in office to protect the Beltran-Leyva cartel, directing military operations against rival gangs and even finding maritime transport to ship drugs, US prosecutors said. Read more »

New York grandparents are kidnapped and taken to Canada

Christine Hauser, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 08 05:30 PM

On Sept. 27, a group of men broke into a home in Moira, New York, a town of about 3,000 people near the Canadian border, and kidnapped the couple in their 70s who lived there, authorities said.   Read more »

Ex-UP Fighting Maroons, 4 iba pa huli sa Parañaque drug bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 03:34 PM

Natimbog ng mga awtoridad ngayong Martes ang isang dating basketball player ng University of the Philippines at 4 na kasamahan nito sa buy-bust operation sa Parañaque City. Read more »

CHR seeks autopsy on Spaniard slain in alleged drug bust in Siargao island

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 05:37 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday called for an autopsy on the remains of Spanish citizen Diego Bello Lafuente, who was killed in a supposed drug bust on Siargao island. Read more »

Spanish national, patay matapos 'manlaban' umano sa pulis sa Siargao

Richmond Hinayon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:46 PM

Patay ang isang Spanish national matapos manlaban sa ikinasang buy-bust operation Miyerkoles ng madaling araw sa Barangay 3 sa General Luna sa Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte. Read more »

Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's family launches folding smartphone

David Estrada, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 24 09:20 PM

Years after his death, Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's family is reinventing itself by going into the smartphone business.  Read more »

Walmart withdraws Christmas cocaine sweater

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 08:52 AM

WASHINGTON - It wasn't the type of white powder that makes Christmas complete -- American retail giant Walmart has withdrawn a festive sweater that celebrates cocaine. Read more »

P400-K halaga ng cocaine, shabu nasamsam sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:02 PM

Nasa higit P400,000 halaga ng ilegal na droga ang nakumpiska ng mga awtoridad sa isang lalaking inaresto sa buy-bust operation sa Makati City noong madaling araw ng Martes.   Read more »

Japan seizes record 400 kg of cocaine at port

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 11:15 AM

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese authorities have seized a record-breaking 400 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $73 million in a bust at a port in the city of Kobe, a customs spokesman said Friday.   Read more »

Mahigit P5-M halaga ng cocaine nasabat sa Zamboanga City

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 06:49 PM

Mahigit P5 milyong halaga ng cocaine ang nasabat ng mga operatiba ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 9 sa Calle San Jose sa Zamboanga City Huwebes ng hapon. Read more »

Honduran president denies protecting brother caught smuggling cocaine to US

Gustavo Palencia, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 04 08:19 AM

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Thursday he had never intervened to protect anybody, after his brother was accused of smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States for years under Hernandez's protection. Read more »

3 men indicted over rapper Mac Miller's death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 07:35 AM

The 26-year-old singer born Malcolm McCormick died on September 7, 2018 after ingesting a lethal combination of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol, according to the Los Angeles medical examiner. Read more »

Cocaine brick worth P6.8M found in Quezon province

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:23 PM

MANILA - A cocaine brick with an estimated worth of P6.8 million was found floating near a shore in Jomalig Island, Quezon Province Friday. Read more »

P35 milyong halaga ng cocaine natagpuan sa Quezon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 02:17 PM

Natagpuan ang P35 milyong halaga ng umano'y cocaine sa bayan ng Mauban, Quezon nitong Linggo ng tanghali. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 4, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 11:38 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Dispose of illegal drugs

Ted Aljibe, AFP
Posted at Jul 04 09:40 PM

A PDEA agent stands guard next to bricks of cocaine and other seized illegal drugs prior to destroying them in Trece Martires city, Cavite, Thursday. Read more »

1 kilong cocaine, natagpuang palutang-lutang sa Camarines Sur

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 27 07:00 AM

Ayon sa mga awtoridad, natagpuan ang nasabing ilegal na droga, na nakalagay sa isang plastic bag, sa dalampasigan sa bayan ng San Jose Miyerkoles. Read more »

Historic US drug bust nets 16 tons of cocaine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 06:19 AM

NEW YORK, United States - US authorities said Tuesday they had seized around 16 tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of over $1 billion in a historic drug bust aboard a ship at the port of Philadelphia. Read more »

P5.6 milyong halaga ng ilegal na droga nakuha sa hotel sa BGC

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 07:07 PM

MANILA - Hindi bababa sa P5.6 milyong halaga ng ilegal na droga ang natagpuan ng mga awtoridad sa isang safety deposit box sa lobby ng isang hotel sa Taguig madaling araw Sabado. Read more »

P9-M halaga ng cocaine nasamsam sa pasaherong Indonesian sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:14 PM

Nasamsam sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport ang nasa P9 milyong halaga ng cocaine na bitbit ng isang pasaherong Indonesian.  Read more »