03/06/2026
FOUR DRUG PERSONALITIES NABBED IN SEPARATE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATIONS IN CEBU CITY
In line with the intensified campaign against illegal drugs, personnel of Police Stations 3, 6, and 8 of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) successfully arrested four drug personalities in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted from the evening of June 2, 2026, until the early hours of June 3, 2026, in different barangays of Cebu City.
The first operation was conducted on the evening of June 2, 2026, in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City, by personnel of Police Station 8 led by PCPT WILMER MACASLING CASTILLO. The operation resulted in the arrest of a suspect who was caught in possession of one (1) small heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu. The confiscated substance had an estimated weight of 0.06 gram with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) value of Php 290.00.
Later that same evening, another suspect was apprehended by Police Station 8 after being caught in possession of one (1) small heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu. The seized illegal drug weighed approximately 0.10 gram and had an SDP value of Php 680.00.
Meanwhile, in the early hours of June 3, 2026, elements of Police Station 3 led by PCPT MICHAEL T SEVILLA conducted an intensified police operation against all forms of illegal activities in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City. The operation resulted in the arrest of a suspect who was caught in possession two (2) small heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substances believed to be shabu.
On the same date, personnel of Police Station 6 led by PCPT NOAH LABRA AÑANA, conducted a police operation in Barangay Sawang Calero, Cebu City, which resulted in the arrest of another drug personality. The suspect was apprehended after being caught in possession of one (1) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing a white crystalline substance believed to be shabu. The seized substance had an estimated gross weight of 0.09 gram with an SDP value of Php 612.00.
All arrested individuals are presently under police custody pending the filing of appropriate charges for violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
These successful operations underscore the Cebu City Police Office’s continuing commitment to intensify its campaign against illegal drugs and maintain peace and order within the city.