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Ton of meth stashed in loudspeakers seized in Vietnam

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 03:25 PM

HANOI - Police in southern Vietnam have seized more than a ton of methamphetamine after uncovering a smuggling operation involving at least two Taiwanese nationals and a Vietnamese man, the third massive bust in a week in the communist state. Read more »

Duterte raises red flags in Lucena, Batangas cities over illegal drugs

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 03:50 AM

Duterte on Tuesday night said there are also big-time drug personalities in Baguio City, Cagayan, and Mountain Province, without going into specifics. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Suspek sa pamamaril ng dalagita sa Maynila, patay sa engkuwentro

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 06:39 PM

Napatay sa engkuwentro laban sa mga pulis, Linggo, ang suspek sa pamamaril sa isang 17-anyos na dalagitang biktima umano ng mistaken identity.  Read more »

Pintor patay sa buy-bust sa Davao City

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 11:47 PM

DAVAO CITY - Patay ang isang pintor matapos manlaban umano sa mga pulis sa ikinasang buy-bust operation sa Davao City nitong Huwebes ng hapon. Read more »

Mangingisda na nagtago ng 6 na 'cocaine blocks', arestado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 04:07 PM

Isinauli ng nasabing mangingisda noong Enero ang 34 blokeng natagpuan niya sa Tandag City Police. Pero ayon sa pulis, itinago niya ang 6 na bloke para ibenta sa ibang drug user.  Read more »

Over P1-B in cocaine bricks found in Philippine waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 03:55 PM

Authorities have seized a billion pesos' worth of cocaine from Philippine waters since February this year, the Philippine National Police said Friday.  Read more »

'Hindi po tattoo kundi bentosa': Robin Padilla explains marks on Bong Go's back

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 03:16 PM

MANILA - Actor Robin Padilla has taken to social media to prove that Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial candidate Christopher "Bong" Go has no tattoo, debunking claims that he has links to illegal drugs.  Read more »

Filipino photojournalist gets nod from World Press Photo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 11:33 AM

A Filipino photojournalist has won second prize in the World Press Photo Award for his photograph on the Duterte administration's war on drugs. Read more »

Duterte vows to end drug problem before term ends

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 12:53 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday vowed to end the country’s drug problem in the last 3 years of his term. Read more »

Bong Go takes off shirt to prove he has no tattoo

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 01:12 PM

PROSPERIDAD (UPDATE) - Former presidential assistant Bong Go on Wednesday disputed allegations he has links to the drug trade by taking off his shirt to show he has no tattoo, which his accusers claimed would prove his ties to narcotics syndicates. Read more »

Dela Rosa insists Duterte’s war on drugs a success

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 04:34 PM

Former PNP chief Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday insisted that President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has been successful so far, after the chief executive himself said the country’s illegal drugs problem has worsened. Read more »

Accusers linking Bong Go to narcotics should file raps: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 01:45 PM

MANILA - Those behind an online video linking senatorial candidate Christopher "Bong" Go to a narcotics ring should lodge charges if the claims were true, Malacañang said Monday as it dismissed the allegations as "black propaganda."  Read more »