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P6.8-M drugs seized from Pasig ‘shabu tiangge’ syndicate remnants
Alleged Buratong syndicate members Jalal Salamoden and Sampiano Rason are killed in a shootout with Pasig police

Drug suspect arrested in Talisay City bust alleged member of int'l syndicate
Mark Navarrete is arrested in buy bust along with Ruferd Gella and Juanito Amahan Jr

CA affirms freeze order on bank accounts linked to Chinese drug syndicate
(UPDATED) Millions of pesos are believed to have been deposited by a convicted drug lord into the bank accounts
PDEA shuts down ecstasy lab in Malabon
'This is the first time in the country’s drug law enforcement history that a clandestine ecstasy laboratory was closed down,' says Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino

4 Chinese, 4 Filipinos arrested in Batangas drug raids
(UPDATED) The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency says that based on Chinese intelligence reports, the shabu laboratory discovered in a farm in Ibaan town 'was organized by a Hong Kong-based kingpin'

P6-M shabu seized from Africans in Cavite entrapment
The Nigerian nationals, who are residents of Parañaque, has operated in the Bicol region and other provinces in Calabarzon

Duterte sees link between illegal drugs and Leyte blast
Leyte authorities are also eyeing drug syndicates not terrorist groups in their investigation of the incident in Hilongos Leyte

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Duterte: 'Big fish' in drug trade not in PH
That s why I intend to talk to China President Rodrigo Duterte says referring to the suspected source of illegal drug syndicates in the Philippines

PNP chief says crime rate down amid war vs drugs
Pag nagpursigi ka sa drugs yung ibang crimes against property persons bababa rin yan Medyo humina na yung loob ng masasamang tao na gumawa ng kalokohan kasi hindi na sila nagshashabu says PNP chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa

'Narconomics': Lessons for the Philippines' war vs drugs
Lowering the age of criminality in the Philippines should be reconsidered Throwing children in jail cells with hardened criminals may actually strengthen drug lords’ ability to recruit fresh talent – hardening youth who could have otherwise been saved from a life of crime and drugs

Duterte threatens 3 Chinese drug lords, claims Garbo is ‘coddler’
The Philippine president warns a wanted Chinese drug lord: The moment he steps out of the plane he will die

Duterte: Trillanes a disgrace to Bicol race
Presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte also shows a portion of a BPI bank statement that reports a balance of P17 666 98

Grace Poe: Allow authorities to wiretap for anti-drug ops
Drug syndicates are not exposed during criminal activity the senator says Their participation in trade can be established through recorded conversations

Drug syndicates out to get Duterte's head – ex-governor
Based on a raw but reliable intelligence report that reached the Duterte camp big drug lords across the country are said to be pooling their resources to kill either Duterte himself or his presidential bid

DOJ wraps up probe into Mary Jane Veloso 'recruiters'
Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao insist they did not recruit Mary Jane Veloso to smuggle heroin into Indonesia

Sergio’s drug syndicate, Pakistan chopper crash, Pacquiao ‘sore loser’ | The wRap
Veloso’s recruiter part of international drug ring? Did Taliban cause a helicopter crash that killed Philippine and Norwegian ambassadors? And Mayweather retracts his offer of a rematch

PODCAST: Mary Jane Veloso fits profile of human trafficking victim
Desperate and too trusting Mary Jane Veloso fits the profile of a human trafficking victim

Drug groups tap persons with HIV as couriers
Drug syndicates think that tapping an HIV positive foreign courier will result in repatriation to the country of origin rather than arrest

Drug syndicates use social media for recruitment
Members of these syndicates befriend vulnerable victims they meet via the Internet and even offer marriage proposals to seal the relationship
