Student Arrested in Catbalogan City Buy-Bust Operation Student Arrested in Catbalogan City Buy-Bust Operation
• A 19-year-old criminology student, alias “Justine,” was arrested in a Catbalogan City buy-bust on March 16. Police tagged him as a street-level drug individual.
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• A 19-year-old criminology student, alias “Justine,” was arrested in a Catbalogan City buy-bust on March 16. Police tagged him as a street-level drug individual.
• 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.
• Authorities arrested a suspected drug dealer and seven alleged buyers during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 95-A Caibaan, Tacloban City, on the afternoon of March 11, 2026.
• Two high-value targets, alias “Naldo” and “Dolfo,” were arrested in a Catbalogan City buy-bust on March 11. Suspected shabu was seized during the 7:30 p.m. operation.
• Dagami, Leyte police arrested a 45-year-old farmer street-level drug suspect in a March 10 sting operation in Barangay Calipayan.
• Six fishermen were rescued after their boat partially capsized off the Northern Samar coast early on March 10. PDRRMO confirms all is safe.
• During Women’s Month, police arrested alias “Moc-Moc,” a rape suspect wanted since 2014, in Basey, Samar. The 39-year-old farmer’s arrest highlights women-led law enforcement.
• Authorities arrested a 36-year-old lending collector, for shabu possession in Brgy. San Andres, Catbalogan City.
• 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.
• DPWH turns over new municipal police station to PNP in Basey, Samar. Officials hail facility as crucial for enhancing security and economic growth.
Joint Anti-Drug Operation Leads to Arrest of High-Value Individual in Samar 
Buy-Bust in Tacloban Leads to Arrest of 8 Suspects 
High-Value Targets Nabbed in Catbalogan City Anti-Drug Operation 
Dagami Police Nab Suspected Drug Pusher in Buy-Bust Operation 
Six Fishermen Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Northern Samar 
Basey Police Women Take Lead in Arresting Wanted Suspect 
Catbalogan Police Arrest Suspected Street-Level Drug Dealer 
Buy-Bust Operation Nets 3, P102K Worth of Shabu Seized in Julita 
DPWH Turns Over New Municipal Police Station to PNP in Basey