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Gov’t prosecutors ask court to cite De Lima, lawyer in contempt over statements on drug cases

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 06:39 PM

Government prosecutors have asked a Muntinlupa court to cite in contempt detained Sen. Leila de Lima and her lawyer, Boni Tacardon, over statements the lawyer made to the media on the lawmaker's drug cases. Read more »

‘Ridiculous’: De Lima appeals Ombudsman's junking of her raps vs Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:28 PM

Detained Sen. Leila De Lima on Saturday appealed the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision which dismissed her complaint against Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra for allegedly violating the law on using criminal convicts as state witnesses.    Read more »

De Lima says COVID-19 death of 'star witness' Sebastian does little to help her case

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 06:41 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Monday said the death of convicted drug lord Jaybee Sebastian, who accused her of masterminding the drug trade inside the national penitentiary, does little to help her case. Read more »

‘Popeye,’ one-time assassin for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, dies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 12:16 AM

Jhon Jairo Velasquez died of stomach cancer in the early hours of Thursday morning, Colombia's prison institute said in a statement. Read more »

Chinese 'drug lord' naharang sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 02:39 PM

Inaresto ng mga awtoridad ang isang hinihinalang Chinese drug lord sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport ngayong Martes.  Read more »

Alleged drug lord's brother killed in Cebu City arson

Joworski Alipon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 02:25 PM

CEBU CITY - The brother of an alleged drug lord was killed when some 30 armed men torched his house at a mountain village here before dawn on Wednesday.    Read more »

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' says confinement is 'mental torture'

Brendan Pierson and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 10:11 PM

NEW YORK - Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican drug lord found guilty of running a murderous criminal enterprise that smuggled tons of drugs into the United States, on Wednesday said his confinement amounted to "mental torture" before a US judge sentenced him. Read more »

Kidnapping of Tsinoys gone, but community remains vigilant

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 04:22 PM

MANILA — Decades ago, abductions of Chinese-Filipinos by kidnap syndicates were commonplace in the Philippines.    Read more »

Live-in partner ng drug lord, nakunan ng mga baril at granada

Leleth Ann Rumaguera, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 04:25 PM

MINGLANILLA, Cebu – Nasamsam sa loob ng bahay ng live-in partner ng self-confessed drug lord na si Franz Sabalones ang mga baril at granada nang maghain ang awtoridad ng search warrant, Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »

Alleged hit man with ties to illegal drug trade shot dead in Cebu

Aiza Marrie Layague, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 11:26 PM

According to police in Minglanilla town, Armando Orellano worked as a hired killer for Franz Sabalones. Read more »

Bagong istilo ng pagtatago ng shabu lab, nabuking sa Marikina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 09:48 PM

Nabunyag sa isinagawang raid ng mga awtoridad sa isang warehouse sa Marikina ang bagong style ng mga drug lord para maitago ang kanilang shabu laboratory. Read more »

'Godfather of Mexican drug trafficking' added to FBI's most wanted list

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 11:22 AM

WASHINGTON - A veteran Mexican drug lord drug, who is accused of murdering a federal agent in 1985, was added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list on Thursday after a newly unsealed indictment charged him for his continued criminal drug activities. Read more »

'Mark my word': Dela Rosa says he will end Bilibid drug trade

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 12:57 PM

Outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa will take his anti-narcotics campaign to the national penitentiary. Read more »

Kerwin Espinosa attends court hearing despite lawyer's death

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 06:11 PM

Confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa on Friday appeared at a court hearing despite an earlier letter saying he could not attend because of possible threats to his life. Read more »

Testigo laban kay Kerwin Espinosa, bumaliktad

Ron Lopez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 02:24 PM

(UPDATED) - Binawi ng isang testigo sa illegal drug case laban kay Kerwin Espinosa ang kanyang testimonya at sinabing napilitan lamang siyang idawit si Espinosa sa kaso. Read more »