PDEA-8 Steps Up Anti-Drug Campaign in Eastern Visayas
• PDEA Region 8 intensifies intelligence-driven operations in Eastern Visayas to dismantle drug networks and supply chains, not just street-level suspects, said Director Ortiz.
• PDEA Region 8 intensifies intelligence-driven operations in Eastern Visayas to dismantle drug networks and supply chains, not just street-level suspects, said Director Ortiz.
• A 48-year-old ex-government worker, alias “George,” was arrested in a March 13 drug buy-bust in Barangay Guinsorongan. Authorities classified him as a high-value individual.
• PDEA-8 agents raided a suspected drug den in Julita, Leyte on February 26, arresting three individuals in a buy-bust operation conducted with local police.
• K9 narcotic detection dogs are proving crucial in the drug war, as demonstrated by PDEA-8’s successful deployment in Eastern Visayas where they aided law enforcement.
• Police seized approximately 1.1 kilograms of suspected shabu worth ₱7.48 million in a Tacloban City drug bust early Monday. Two suspects were arrested after their vehicle was intercepted in the operation.