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Bagong tantiya: Magnetic lifters, posibleng naglaman ng P11-B 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 08:54 PM

Maaaring nasa P11 bilyon ang halaga ng hinihinalang shabu na isinilid sa apat na magnetic lifter na nahanap sa Cavite. Read more »

Controversial Customs officer urges Duterte: Decide on Lapeña fate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 05:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should mull over whether or not Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña should keep his post after over a ton of shabu slipped past his agency's port inspections, his subordinate Lourdes Mangaoang said Thursday.  Read more »

Lead, asbestos patches used to hide shabu in magnetic lifters?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 10:33 AM

The Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday revealed several red flags in the magnetic lifters found in Cavite, which were allegedly used to smuggle billions of pesos worth of shabu into the country. Read more »

P11-billion shabu haul inside magnetic lifters possible: PDEA

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 06:01 PM

Four magnetic lifters that were found empty in Cavite province could have concealed P11 billion worth of shabu, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Thursday.  Read more »

Higit P2 milyong halaga ng marijuana, nasamsam sa Sarangani

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 08:22 AM

SARANGANI - Nadiskubre ng mga awtoridad nitong Martes ang isang plantasyon ng marijuana na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng P2.1 milyon sa bayan ng Malungon, Sarangani.   Read more »

ANC Soundbytes: Word war over shabu shipment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 11:49 PM

The word war between Customs Chief Isidro Lapena and Customs employee Ma. Lourdes Mangaoang rages on as the House probes the shabu shipment that slipped past Customs in July.  Read more »

Lapeña backpedals, says magnetic lifters in Cavite may have contained illegal drugs

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 06:13 PM

Lapeña made the remark during a legislative inquiry into the P6.8-billion "shabu" haul that allegedly slipped past port inspections. Read more »

Drug war ni Duterte, epektibo ayon sa PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 12:29 AM

Dalawang taon matapos ipatupad ng pamahalaan ang kampanya kontra droga, naglabas ng datos ang PNP at PDEA bilang patunay na epektibo ito. Read more »

Customs chief fires back

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 07:20 PM

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña displays the drug matrix that was presented by President Duterte last week, during a press conference at the Bureau of Customs headquarters in Manila, Tuesday.  Read more »

Grab partners with gov't agencies for road safety, crime prevention

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 12:18 PM

Grab said safety should be a "collaborative effort" among ride-hailing services, government agencies and partner drivers. Read more »

OPINION: Profiles of courage: Mangaoang and Aaron Aquino

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Oct 22 04:01 PM

It takes courage not to toe the President’s line.  Read more »

PDEA chief thankful for ally in Customs amid conflicting drug claims

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:27 PM

The chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Monday regarded as an "ally" a Customs official who claimed that agency Commissioner Isidro Lapeña may have ignored intelligence reports on the smuggling of illegal drugs using magnetic lifters. Read more »

3 bahay sa Antipolo, hinalughog; 21 timbog dahil sa ilegal na droga

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 10:26 PM

Nakakuha ang mga tauhan ng mga umano'y droga at drug paraphernalia sa mga bahay na ginagawa umanong bentahan at gamitan ng droga.  Read more »

Palace clarifies: Proposed drug test for 2019 poll candidates yet to be reviewed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 01:42 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace is not fully rejecting PDEA's proposal and has yet to discuss it. Read more »

PDEA: Illegal drugs that slipped past Customs now being sold in streets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:34 PM

The head of the country's top anti-narcotics group said illegal drugs seized from a Manila port two months ago matched the samples from his agency's recent drug busts.  Read more »

'Droga sa mga buy-bust, pareho ng sample sa magnetic lifters'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 08:06 PM

Magkakatulad daw ang droga mula sa mga buy-bust, at sa sample mula sa magnetic lifter sa Manila International Container Port, na maaari raw senyales na nailabas at naibenta na ang droga. Read more »

Drugs from recent busts match drugs seized from Manila port magnetic lifters

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 05:47 PM

Illegal drugs seized from the Manila International Container Port (MICP) last August matched samples from recent drug busts of the Phillippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), an official said.   Read more »

Palace nixes drug test for candidates

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:39 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday rejected the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject candidates in the upcoming elections to a drug test. Read more »

'Magnetic lifters, may lamang droga nang dumaan sa X-ray inspection'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 09:26 PM

"Hi tech" at wala naman daw diperensiya ang mga X-ray ng Bureau of Customs kaya hindi raw totoong hindi nito kaya ma-detect ang nasa loob ng magnetic lifters. Read more »

7 arestado sa operasyon kontra droga sa Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:15 PM

Sa kulungan ang bagsak ng pitong tao kabilang na ang dalawang babae sa operasyon ng pulisya sa Malumanay Street, Sikatuna Village sa Quezon City Linggo.   Read more »