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Drug den dismantled in Cotabato, suspects arrested

published 10/3/2026 fetched 10/3/2026 history →

A drug den was dismantled in Midsayap, Cotabato, with three suspects arrested and two fragmentation grenades and P47,000 worth of shabu recovered. In Cebu City, a live-in couple was arrested after authorities seized an estimated P714,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation.

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What The Reports Agree On

  • ✓Drug den dismantled in Cotabato
  • ✓Three suspects arrested
  • ✓Shabu recovered
  • ✓Operation conducted by PDEA
  • ✓Live-in couple arrested in Cebu City
  • ✓Shabu seized during buy-bust operation

Where They Diverge

Location of operation
Inquirer [PH] Midsayap, Cotabato
Inquirer [PH] Barangay Tisa, Cebu City
Value of shabu recovered
Inquirer [PH] P47,000 worth of shabu
Inquirer [PH] P714,000 worth of suspected shabu
Additional items recovered
Inquirer [PH] Two fragmentation grenades
Inquirer [PH] None mentioned

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Source Reports

Inquirer PH +0.0 10/3/2026
Live-in partners caught with ₱714K shabu in Tisa buy-bust
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A live-in couple was arrested after authorities seized an estimated P714,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, late Friday evening, October 2. The operation was conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 7 (PDEA-7) and the Labangon Police Station of the Cebu City Police Office at Sitio Caduloy at around 10:47 p.m. Live-in partners caught with shabu PDEA-7 identified the suspects as alias “Daday,” 32
MyJoyOnline GH +0.0 10/3/2026
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JoyNews’ Newsfile this Saturday will examine some of the major issues dominating Ghana’s national conversation, from the ongoing investigation into Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah to growing concerns over drug trafficking, the continuing teachers’ strike and fresh upheaval in Ghana’s sports administration.
by Emma Ankrah
Inquirer PH +0.0 10/3/2026
Drug den dismantled in Cotabato, 3 suspects arrested
COTABATO CITY — A drug den was dismantled in Midsayap, Cotabato, with three high-value targets arrested and two fragmentation grenades and P47,000 worth of shabu recovered, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. The operation was conducted at 1:45 p.m. Friday in Barangay Upper Labas by the PDEA-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM). Eugene Morcilla, PDEA provincial officer for the BARMM Special Geographic Area, said the suspects, identified only by their alias