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GMA Network
5 days ago
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1 Pinoy, 1 Chinese arrested in drug buy-bust in Plaridel, Bulacan
Two men — one Filipino and one Chinese national — were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Plaridel, Bulacan, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) said. The buy-bust operation was conducted in Barangay Bulihan, according to a report by Olan Bola on Super Radyo dzBB. Police said more than 100 kilos of illegal drugs estimated to be worth more than P700 million were confiscated from the suspects. The illegal drugs are suspected to be shabu and possibly cocaine. The PNP DEG said they are investigating if the incident is connected to the floating shabu recovered in the waters of Zambales and Ilocos. The suspects will face charges of violation of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. —KG, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
03-06-2025
- Politics
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SC: Prosecutors must raise all objections to plea bargain
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that prosecutors must raise all their objections during a plea bargain as any objections not raised are considered waived. In a 14-page decision promulgated in January, the SC En Banc updated its Clarificatory Guidelines on Plea-Bargaining in Drug Cases, also known as the Montierro guidelines. 'In effect, where the prosecution's objection is anchored only on one or a few-but not all-grounds for opposing such proposal, all other possible grounds not thus raised shall be deemed waived,' the SC said. The SC issued the remark as it found an individual guilty of illegal possession of drug paraphernalia under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. He was initially charged for selling and possessing shabu. The court said he asked the regional trial court (RTC) to allow him to plead guilty to illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, a lesser crime, for both charges. The prosecution agreed to the possession charge but objected to the drug sale as it violated the rules of the Department of Justice (DOJ). However, the RTC allowed the plea and convicted the man of the lesser crime. The ruling was overturned by the Court of Appeals (CA), which said that the plea bargain required the prosecution's consent. For its part, the SC disagreed with the Court of Appeals, citing the case of People v. Montierro, where it ruled that courts may reject the prosecution's objection to a plea bargain in drug cases if they are only objecting due to violations of DOJ rules. However, the SC also clarified that courts do not have unlimited authority and cannot reject the objection if it is based on valid grounds. The SC promulgated the following additional guidelines to supplement those already laid down in Montierro: Where the prosecution's objection to an accused's motion for plea bargaining is grounded on only a few but not all possible grounds for opposing the motion, it is understood that the prosecution is waiving the grounds not thus raised Where the prosecution has raised multiple grounds in its position, but the trial court only ruled in one but was silent with regard to the rest, the trial court shall be directed to rule on such pending issues in accordance with the principles in Montierro and this case Where the records before the Court are incomplete to determine if it falls in any of the preceding scenarios, the trial court shall be directed to rule again on the matter following the principles laid down in Montierro and this case. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
28-05-2025
- GMA Network
Woman arrested at NAIA 3 for attempting to transport illegal drugs
A 62-year-old woman was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 for allegedly attempting to transport illegal drugs on Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. The suspect was bound for Bacolod City when authorities found two kilos of white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, worth P13.7 million, in her hand carry baggage. 'At approximately 1 p.m., operatives of the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (IADITG) conducted an operation at the Final Security Screening Checkpoint in the International Departure Area, leading to the apprehension of the suspect, who was scheduled to board a flight bound for Bacolod City,' said PDEA in a statement. 'Also seized during the operation were a cellular phone, a digital weighing scale, travel documents, and identification cards,' it added. The suspect is now under the custody of law enforcers and will face charges of violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. — Vince Angelo Ferreras/VBL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
28-05-2025
- GMA Network
‘Shabu' worth P13M seized in QC buy-bust
Around two kilograms of suspected shabu worth P13.6 million were seized from an arrested suspect during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Tuesday evening, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Wednesday. In a statement, the NCRPO said the suspect identified as 43-year-old 'Jessie' was nabbed after an undercover police officer was able to buy supposed illegal drugs worth P800,000 from him. The operation was launched after authorities received intelligence reports linking Jessie to drug trafficking, according to the NCRPO. Seized from the suspects were the following: two kilograms of suspected shabu packed in Chinese tea bags marked buy-bust money and high-denomination cash bills bank transaction slips personal IDs mobile phone The suspect is currently detained at Batasan Police Station and will be presented for inquest proceedings before the DOJ National Prosecution Service, the NCRPO said. According to the Quezon City Police District, the suspect will face charges for the sale and possession of illegal drugs under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. "This major arrest was not instant. This was preceded by series of intel-driven operations targeting small-time drug personalities who shared valuable intelligence resulting from the identification and arrest of this high value individual," NCRPO chief Police Major General Anthony Aberin said. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
27-05-2025
- GMA Network
Over P1B worth of ‘shabu' found in Pampanga house
More than P1 billion worth of suspected shabu was discovered during a search in a house in Angeles City, Pampanga on Monday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Tuesday. In a statement, PDEA said authorities implemented a search warrant on a house at a subdivision in Barangay Pampang against a Chinese national. PDEA director general Undersecretary Isagani Nerez said that the illegal drugs were placed inside 155 transparent plastic bags with around one kilogram each, amounting to P1,054,000,000. 'However, the house turned out to be abandoned. The subject of the search warrant, a Chinese national, was nowhere in sight and remains at-large,' the PDEA said. The subject of the search warrant will be facing charges for possession of illegal drugs under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. According to PDEA, the search was linked to the operation less than two weeks ago in Angeles City, where more than 35 kilograms of shabu were seized and a Chinese national and his Filipina cohort were nabbed. 'The two drug operations mentioned are linked to each other. What you see is the outcome of persistent tracking of previous operations targeting individuals connected to syndicated drug trafficking to include their sources,' Undersecretary Nerez said. 'While PDEA prioritizes the conduct of high-impact operations resulting in the arrests of high-value drug personalities and high-volume drug seizures, it is at the grassroots level where most of the drugs are sold and abused. We will not relinquish our thrust to go after small-scale drug dealers in communities as ordered by His Excellency Ferdinand R Marcos, Jr.,' he added. —VAL/ GMA Integrated News
