11/10/2026
ONE-DAY ILLEGAL DRUG CRACKDOWN NETS ₱48-M HAUL, 3 HIGH-VALUE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
The Philippine National Police (PNP), under the leadership of PNP Chief PGEN Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., intensified its campaign against illegal drugs on October 9, 2026, intercepting multimillion-peso drug shipments at a mail processing facility in Pasay City and arresting three high-value individuals in separate operations in Camarines Norte and Iloilo City.
At a mail processing facility along Domestic Road in Pasay City, personnel of the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group seized eight inbound parcels containing suspected illegal drugs valued at ₱44,281,000.00. The shipments contained approximately 5,221 grams of suspected shabu worth ₱35,502,800.00, 1,047 grams of suspected ma*****na worth ₱1,570,500.00, 261 grams of suspected co***ne worth ₱1,383,300.00, 1,001 grams of suspected ketamine worth ₱5,005,000.00, and 482 suspected ecstasy tablets worth ₱819,400.00.
In Barangay Poblacion 2, Basud, Camarines Norte, a buy-bust operation led to the arrest of a high-value individual and the confiscation of approximately 315 grams of suspected shabu valued at ₱2,142,000.00. The operation was conducted by the Basud Municipal Police Station, the Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Unit, the Provincial Intelligence Unit, and the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 5.
Meanwhile, police operatives arrested two high-value individuals in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City, and seized approximately 240 grams of suspected shabu worth ₱1,632,000.00. The operation involved Police Station 4 of the Iloilo City Police Office, the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 6, the Regional Intelligence Division 6, and Special Operations Unit 6 of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group.
The three operations yielded a combined estimated value of ₱48,055,000.00 in suspected illegal drugs, comprising 5,776 grams of shabu, 1,047 grams of ma*****na, 261 grams of co***ne, 1,001 grams of ketamine, and 482 suspected ecstasy tablets. The evidence seized in Pasay City is under the custody of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Laboratory Service at its National Headquarters in Quezon City for documentation and proper disposition.
PGEN Nartatez stressed that disrupting the supply of illegal drugs requires sustained enforcement against drug shipments and distribution networks.
“Every intercepted shipment and every successful operation brings us closer to dismantling the networks that threaten public safety. We will pursue those involved in the illegal drug trade and ensure that every operation upholds the law,” PGEN Nartatez said.
“Hindi tayo magpapabaya sa paglaban sa ilegal na droga. Paiigtingin natin ang mga hakbang upang maprotektahan ang ating mga komunidad at mailayo ang ating mga kabataan sa panganib nito,” he added.
These accomplishments support the PNP Focused Agenda, a framework for police transformation that strengthens accountability and effective law enforcement. Through its key priority of Enhanced Managing Police Operations, the PNP reinforces targeted anti-drug efforts anchored in lawful and effective enforcement.
As the PNP strengthens its campaign against illegal drugs under the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., it assures the public of its steadfast commitment to “Bagong PNP para sa Bagong Pilipinas: Serbisyong Mabilis, Tapat, at Nararamdaman.”
(PNP-PIO)