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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 »

'Binayarang pumatay,' kumanta: Kagawad pinatay dahil sa droga

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 04:08 PM

'Binayarang pumatay,' kumanta: Kagawad pinatay dahil sa droga Read more »

Alkalde ng Maasim na sangkot umano sa droga, sumuko kay Pacquiao

Jay Dayupay, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 03:26 PM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (UPDATED) - Personal na sumuko si Maasim Mayor Anecito Lopez kay Senador Manny Pacquiao, ilang oras matapos na salakayin at marekober ng awtoridad mula sa kanyang bahay ang milyung halaga ng hinihinalang shabu at matataas na kalibre ng mga baril. Read more »

Bahay ng alkalde ng Maasim, sinalakay; mga baril, droga nasamsam

Chai Tabunaway, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 08:05 PM

Samu’t saring matataas na kalibre ng baril, at milyong halaga ng shabu ang nakumpiska ng awtoridad mula sa bahay ni Maasim Mayor Aniceto “Jojo” Lopez sa Barangay Lumasal, Biyernes ng madaling araw. Read more »

Kerwin joins NBI complaint vs cops over pa's killing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 02:57 PM

Self-confessed drug kingpin Kerwin Espinosa has formally participated in the case before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the killing of his father, Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. Read more »

Drug lord paid P1-M for Kidapawan jailbreak, says gov

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 10:05 AM

A suspected drug lord paid P1 million for armed men to attack the North Cotabato District Jail (NCDJ) on January 4 that allowed him and 157 other inmates to bolt the facility, acting Governor Shirlyn Macasarte-Villanueva claimed Thursday. Read more »

Drug boss says 35 PNP men getting payola

Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 11:58 AM

An alleged top drug supplier in Negros region claimed Monday that he gives hundreds of thousands of pesos every week to at least 35 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Read more »

WATCH: Kerwin details how inmates run drug trade from jail

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 10:28 AM

Kerwin Espinosa, one of the children of slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., details how he met drug lord "Jaguar" and other "businessmen" while inside the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center in Cebu. He also narrates how they operate the illegal business while in jail. ANC, November 23, 2016 Read more »

Kerwin names gov't officials, police officers in affidavit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 01:41 PM

MANILA – Alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa has been invited attend the Senate inquiry into the killing of his father, Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., one of his lawyers said on Saturday. Read more »

Kerwin Espinosa, timbog sa Abu Dhabi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:34 PM

Nahuli na si Kerwin Espinosa, anak ni Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa at umano'y drug lord sa eastern Visayas. Read more »

'Kanang kamay' ng Cebu drug lord, tiklo sa Sorsogon

Erick Baldo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 04:09 PM

Naaresto sa Matnog, Sorsogon ang pinsan at umano'y kanang kamay ni Jeffrey "Jaguar" Diaz, napaslang na hinihinalang drug lord ng Cebu. Read more »