DAVAO CITY (July 3)— In a pre-dawn checkpoint operation on July 2, 2025, law enforcement personnel seized ₱552,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three suspects, including an active member of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The operation took place around 3:30 a.m. to 6:40 a.m. at Purok 1, Barangay Butadon, as part of a routine random checkpoint by the 2nd … [Read more...] about PNP officer nabbed in ₱552K cigarette smuggling bust in Lanao del Norte
Ex-Cop, Barangay Tanod nabbed in drug bust in Zamboanga del Sur
DAVAO CITY (June 2) – A former police officer and an active barangay tanod were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation conducted by the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) in Barangay Diwan, Mahayag on Tuesday. The suspects were identified as Khalid, a former police officer who went on Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) and was previously assigned to the Pandag … [Read more...] about Ex-Cop, Barangay Tanod nabbed in drug bust in Zamboanga del Sur
Vice Mayor of Marawi City arrested for murder
DAVAO CITY – Tension erupted at Marawi City Hall on Monday morning when operatives from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) apprehended Vice Mayor Annouar Romuros Abedin Abdulrauf at around 9:30 a.m. Supporters of Abdulrauf, who were unaware of the case or its details, attempted to shield the vice mayor from arrest. However, law enforcement authorities managed to take … [Read more...] about Vice Mayor of Marawi City arrested for murder
Resistance of drug suspect delays arrest in Lanao del Norte operation
DAVAO CITY --- A police operation to serve a search warrant in Barangay Cathedral Falls, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, turned into a tense three-hour standoff after the suspect, armed with a .45 caliber pistol, barricaded himself in his room and refused to surrender. The operation, conducted on the evening of November 20, 2024, resulted in the seizure of six packages of shabu … [Read more...] about Resistance of drug suspect delays arrest in Lanao del Norte operation
Kin of 7 who left homes for job but were massacred in Lanao del Norte
LALA, Lanao del Norte --- A group of sseven (7) individuals who are relatives left the town of Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur on January 5, for a job in Cebu City but on January 7, members of Sapad Police in Lanao del Norte found their lifeless bodies in a shallow ditch in remote part of Lapao, Barangay Karkum, Sapad, Lanao del Norte. Police Major Alibsar … [Read more...] about Kin of 7 who left homes for job but were massacred in Lanao del Norte
