24/04/2026
PDEA, PNP SEARCH BAG TARGETED DRUG PERSONALITY IN CAMIGUIN
An implementation of a search warrant by joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 10 and local police resulted in the arrest of a targeted drug personality on April 23, 2026, at around 7:15 PM in Purok 1, Barangay Magting, Mambajao, Camiguin.
Operatives from the PDEA 10 Camiguin Provincial Office carried out the raid in collaboration with members of the PDEA 10 Misamis Oriental Provincial Office, the PDEA 10 Regional Special Enforcement Team, the Camiguin Provincial Police Officeβs PIU and PDEU units, and the Mambajao Municipal Police Station.
PDEA Regional Director Alex M. Tablate identified the arrested suspect as alias "ELCANS," a 43-year-old married male residing in the area.
Seized during the operation were five heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substances believed to be shabu, weighing approximately 12 grams, with a Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) estimated value of β±81,600.00.
Additional items confiscated during the operation included:
- One black sling bag
- One .45 caliber pistol
- Five magazines for the pistol
- One floral bag
- One Ta**us .45 caliber firearm
- Three black magazines for the Ta**us
- One black leather bag
- One M16A1 rifle with scope
- Two black magazines for the M16A1
- One Para-ordnance .45 caliber firearm
- One magazine for the Para-ordnance
- Sixty-six live .45 caliber ammunition
- Twenty-seven live 5.56 ammunition
- One brown paper bag used to contain a drug item
- One Redmi cellular phone
The suspect now faces charges under Section 11 of Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) and Republic Act No. 10591.
