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House OKs bill amending anti-drugs law despite fears it may lead to wrongful prosecution

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 08:41 PM

Voting 188-11-9, the House of Representatives approved on final reading House Bill 7814 that further amends Republic Act 9165 as amended, or the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002," despite criticisms that the measure will lend itself to wrongful prosecution and sneak in the reimposition of the death penalty. Read more »

De Lima appeals court denial of bail bid, dismissal of 2nd drug case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 08:06 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has asked a Muntinlupa court to reconsider its earlier ruling denying her bid to post bail and junk a second drug case against her, calling the ruling “clearly lopsided and logically challenged.” Read more »

'Like a soap opera': The glamorous life of El Chapo's detained wife

Drazen Jorgic and Lizbeth Diaz, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 06:21 PM

Piggybacking on her husband's fame and seeking to cash-in on her celebrity outside Mexico, Coronel launched a clothing brand in the United States in 2019 and even appeared in a US reality show about mafia families.   Read more »

De Lima lusot sa 1 sa 3 drug cases na hinaharap

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 09:17 PM

Pinawalang-sala ng Muntinlupa court si Sen. Leila de Lima sa 1 sa 3 kaso niyang may kinalaman sa droga. Read more »

Muntinlupa court junks 1 of 3 drug cases vs De Lima

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 01:22 AM

(3rd UPDATE) A Muntinlupa court has acquitted detained Sen. Leila de Lima in 1 of the 3 drug cases she is facing but denied her bid to junk a second case involving former bodyguard Ronnie Dayan. Read more »

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 »

‘I will comment in court:’ Guevarra mum on De Lima’s appeal of complaint vs him

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 05:38 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra is not commenting publicly on the appeal of Sen. Leila de Lima on the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to junk her complaint against him. Read more »

OPINION: What’s next for those high-profile inmates who ‘died’ of Covid-19

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 22 01:54 AM

Chat groups are filled with scenarios what to expect next, inspired by past reports of plastic surgeries of drug lords in Colombia and Mexico underwent to evade authorities. Read more »

Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust

Tom Allard, Reuters
Posted at May 18 04:34 PM

Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl, the first time one of the dangerous synthetic opioids that have ravaged North America has been found in Asia's Golden Triangle drug-producing region.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 02:14 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'Bikoy' posts bail

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 03:13 PM

Peter Jomel Advincula alias “Bikoy,” along with his counsel Atty. Larry Gadon, arrive at the Quezon City MTC Branch 138 on Monday to post bail. Read more »

PNP offers 'optional retirement' for cops linked to narcotics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 10:02 AM

Some 357 policemen suspected of being involved in the illegal drug trade are given option to retire, Philippine National Police chief Archie Gamboa said Tuesday.   Read more »

PDEA clears slain Masbate town vice mayor of illegal drugs

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 04:54 PM

Slain Batuan town Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III was not involved in the illegal drug trade, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino said Sunday. Read more »

2 heneral dawit sa drug trade: Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 07:36 PM

Ibinunyag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang pagbisita sa Russia na may dalawang heneral ang may kaugnayan sa droga, kasabay ng imbestigasyon laban sa mga ninja cops. Read more »

Mga pulis na sangkot sa 'pagre-recycle' ng droga pinangalanan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 04:07 AM

Aktibo at matataas na opisyal ng pulisya umano ang ilan sa pinangalanan. Read more »

Drug cooks more valuable than drug lords - PDEA chief

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 11:02 AM

MANILA – They work behind the scenes, but their role in the illegal drug trade is invaluable. Read more »

The ANC Brief: From behind bars

ANC
Posted at Sep 20 05:28 AM

The drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison is alive and well. Here are the big stories making the headlines on ANC today:   Read more »

Ex-CIDG chief spills beans on cops in drug trade

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 04:15 PM

Senators on Thursday went on a closed-door session where a retired police general promised to name former colleagues involved in the illegal drug trade allegedly run from inside the Philippines’ state penitentiary. Read more »

Hospital ward ng Bilibid ginagamit sa bentahan ng droga: Go

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 07:48 PM

Pinaiimbestigahan na ang umano ay bentahan ng hospital pass at bentahan ng droga sa mga bilanggo ng New Bilbid Prison. Read more »

Bilibid's hospital ward being used as drug selling area: Go

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 03:54 PM

Convicted drug lords posing as sick inmates inside the New Bilibid Prisons use its hospital’s ward as a venue for their illegal drug trade, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said Tuesday.   Read more »