• Two high-value drug suspects were arrested in Tacloban with over P1.17M in shabu seized during a buy-bust; the driver and unemployed suspect face charges.
• Catbalogan police turned an active shooter drill at SMCC into a dialogue with students on bullying, cyberbullying, delinquency, and rights before the simulation.
• A 21-year-old fisherman was arrested in Samar on July 14 after police seized suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion A.
• A 24-year-old motorcycle-for-hire driver was arrested on July 4 in Hinabangan, Samar, during a buy-bust for allegedly selling illegal drugs.
• A 24-year-old tricycle driver, alias “Rex,” was arrested on July 9 in Catbalogan City during a buy-bust; police tagged him as a High Value Individual.
• A 22-year-old businessman was arrested in Catbalogan City on July 9 after allegedly selling shabu to an undercover officer during a buy-bust operation.
• A jobless man, alias “Jaja,” was arrested on July 4 in Abuyog, Leyte, after police seized suspected shabu during a drug operation in Barangay Victory.
• PDEA Eastern Visayas says the drug war grows harder as transactions shift online, using digital wallets and private messaging to avoid face-to-face meetings.
• A man was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun inside a Villaba restobar on July 4, prompting police to respond to the incident at Barangay Poblacion del Norte.
• A man with prior drug cases was arrested in a Tacloban City buy-bust operation shortly after midnight on Wednesday, July 8.
1.17-M Worth of Suspected Shabu Seized, Two High-Value Drug Suspects Arrested in Tacloban 
Catbalogan CPS Takes School Safety Campaign Beyond Emergency Drills 
Fisherman caught with suspected shabu in Tarangnan 
‘Habal-Habal’ Driver Nabbed in Buy-Bust Operation, Firearm Seized in Samar 
Tricycle Driver Arrested, Suspected Shabu Seized in Catbalogan Operation 
Police Seize Suspected Shabu, Arrest Suspect in Catbalogan City 
Abuyog Police Arrest Man in Anti-Drug Operation 
Eastern Visayas Faces New Challenge as Drug Trade Goes Online 
Man Nabbed After Allegedly Firing Handgun Inside Restobar in Leyte 
Police Seize P204K Worth of Suspected Shabu in Tacloban Buy-Bust