ANTI-narcotics forces executed sequential operations across CALABARZON, arresting 15 suspects and seizing hundreds of thousands of pesos in illicit substances between August 29 and August 31, 2026.
Initiating the regional crackdown on August 29, 2026, agents from the PDEA Rizal Provincial Office, alongside the PNP RIU4A-PIT, conducted a targeted buy-bust operation in Barangay Bagumbayan, Teresa, Rizal.
Officers apprehended four high-profile drug personalities after confiscating approximately 100 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu).
Valued at a standard drug price of ₱680,000, the contraband was recovered alongside drug equipment and marked money.
Suspects face criminal charges under Republic Act 9165 for conspiracy to sell, possession of paraphernalia, and illegal drug use.
Enforcement expanded on August 30, 2026, when a joint team from PDEA Cavite, PDEA Laguna, and the Cavite Maritime Police Station raided Villa Calla in Barangay Palico I, Imus City, Cavite.
Executed around 10:00 AM, the sting resulted in the arrest of 10 individuals involved in distributing various illegal substances.
Law enforcement seized 106 suspected Ecstasy (MDMA) capsules valued at ₱180,200, ₱7,500 worth of suspected Kush, ₱5,000 worth of suspected ketamine, and ₱4,200 worth of liquid Ecstasy.
Operatives also confiscated three smartphones, buy-bust money, and paraphernalia. The suspects will be charged with conspiracy to sell and possession of dangerous drugs during social gatherings.
Concluding the series of arrests on August 31, 2026, at approximately 8:30 AM, the PDEA Seaport Interdiction Unit Batangas and Port Police intercepted a suspect at the Port Police Station in Batangas Port, Batangas City.
Authorities arrested 20-year-old alias James, a resident of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro, after discovering five heat-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected shabu.
Valued at ₱6,800, the one-gram stash was found tucked inside a coin purse. The suspect faces formal charges for illegal drug possession.
Sustained inter-agency vigilance continues to drive regional efforts by PDEA and maritime authorities to secure transit hubs, neutralize local distribution chains, and eliminate illegal drugs across Southern Tagalog.
