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DOJ indicts Acierto, 7 others in shabu shipment case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 10:55 PM

Ismael Fajardo Jr., a former PDEA deputy, and Jimmy Guban, a former Customs intelligence officer, were also indicted in the multi-billion-peso case involving the transport of illegal drugs via magnetic lifters.  Read more »

P2-M halaga ng droga nasamsam sa Cavite; 10 arestado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 09:36 PM

Sampu ang arestado sa ikinasang buy-bust operation ng pulis sa loob ng exclusive subdivision sa Bacoor, Cavite.  Read more »

SC tells SolGen to bare all 'Tokhang' papers, hits partial release of drug death docs

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:45 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court has called out the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for releasing only selected police documents in its compliance with the order to provide copies of police reports on drug war deaths to petitioners that had questioned the campaign before the tribunal. Read more »

'Floating cocaine' nalambat ng mangingisda sa Batanes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 11:11 AM

Nalambat ng isang mangingisda sa Barangay San Antonio, Basco, Batanes ang isang plastic ng hinihinalang cocaine na tumitimbang nang higit isang kilo.  Read more »

Japanese professor allegedly made students produce ecstasy

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 17 05:12 AM

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A pharmaceutical science professor at a university in western Japan was referred to prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly having his students produce the synthetic drug MDMA without a permit, investigative sources said. Read more »

Dayuhan, nakuhanan ng P400,000 halaga ng 'shabu' sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 09:50 PM

Narekober sa 45 anyos na suspek ang higit P400,000 halaga ng droga na isinilid sa isang diaper. Read more »

TNVS driver, kasabwat arestado sa QC buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:54 AM

Nakuha sa kanila ang 6 na sachet ng hinihinalang shabu. Read more »

Police seize 600 kilos of meth in Vietnam

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 01:24 AM

HANOI - Police in central Vietnam have seized more than half a tonne of methamphetamine in one of the largest drug busts in recent years in the communist country where synthetic drug use is on the rise.   Read more »

OPINION: Duterte regains upper hand in the battle of narco lists

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Apr 17 12:13 AM

After Bong Go, President Duterte’s former special assistant who is now one of the frontrunners in the senatorial race, did the humiliating act of undressing in front of the media and under the glare of TV cameras, to show his tattoo-less back, the question of those who were initially impressed with the first three episodes of  “Ang totoong Narco list” is, what’s  Bikoy going to say about this? Read more »

‘Black propaganda’: Duterte slams allegation linking daughter Veronica to drug trade

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 10:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday slammed allegations linking his youngest daughter Veronica "Kitty" Duterte to the illegal drug trade. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of Paolo Duterte taking his shirt off

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 06:08 PM

The claim is false; the photo contained in the post shows an ex-adviser to the president, not his son. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this parody social media post about Paolo Duterte is not genuine news

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 05:22 PM

The Facebook post falsely presenting the information as genuine was shared by a group that presents itself as critical of Duterte.   Read more »

3 college students, timbog sa pagbebenta ng ‘damo’

Joanna Tacason, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 02:13 PM

URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – Tatlong estudyante sa kolehiyo ang arestado sa isinagawang buy-bust operation sa lungsod noong Biyernes. Read more »

Nanay, 4 iba timbog sa QC buy-bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 04:48 AM

MAYNILA - Arestado ang 5 katao sa buy-bust operation sa Barangay Tagumpay, Quezon City Lunes ng gabi.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 15, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 10:52 PM

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

28 timbog sa QC anti-drug ops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 09:29 PM

Umabot sa halos 30 ang naaresto sa magkakasunod na anti-drug operation ng pulisya sa Quezon City.  Read more »

Drug-free drivers

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 12:21 PM

The drug agency implemented a random drug testing operation on provincial bus drivers as thousands of Filipinos prepare to travel during Holy Week.  Read more »

Sara Duterte slams 'attack' vs husband, family

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 10:57 AM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday slammed the “attack” against her family, following fresh accusations that her husband, Manases Carpio, is involved in the illegal drug trade.  Read more »

No. 1 sa barangay drug watchlist sa Tondo, patay sa engkuwentro

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:49 AM

Patay ang number 1 sa drug watchlist ng Barangay 117 sa Tondo, Maynila matapos umanong manlaban sa mga pulis, Linggo ng gabi.  Read more »

Konsehal timbog sa droga sa Agusan del Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 08:23 PM

Inaresto sa isang anti-drug operation ang isang konsehal sa bayan ng Buenavista, Agusan del Norte nitong madaling araw ng Linggo. Read more »