39-year-old arrested with 2 kg marijuana in Kidapawan City
Police arrested a 39-year-old man known as “Eco” during a dawn search in Barangay Poblacion, Kidapawan City, seizing over 2,000 grams of suspected marijuana. The haul was valued at P432,180 as police check claims he sold to students.
🇵🇭 Perez Street, Barangay Poblacion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato · Philippines
Police authorities arrested a high-value drug suspect during the implementation
of a search warrant in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato.[1]The suspect is a
39-year-old man known by the alias “Eco,” a resident of Perez Street, Barangay
Poblacion.[1]Joint personnel of the Kidapawan City Police Office, the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and the North Cotabato Police Provincial
Office served the search warrant at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday.[1]The operation
served a search warrant issued by a local court for alleged violation of
Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[1]
The man did not resist arrest.[1]During the search, authorities recovered two
compressed blocks and four self-sealing plastic packages containing over 2,000
grams of suspected dried marijuana leaves with fruiting tops estimated to cost
P432,180.[1]Police are verifying reports that the suspect had been
distributing the marijuana to students in the city and nearby municipalities.[1]Regional police director Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog said the seizure
underscored the importance of collective efforts to protect communities,
commending the police and anti-narcotics agents.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The exact operation date is inferred as 10 November 2026 because the article published 11 November 2026 says the warrant was served at 4 a.m. on Tuesday.
The headline and lead give P430,000 while the body itemises P432,180; the report uses the itemised P432,180.
The seizure is reported as over 2,000 grams, so the recorded 2 kg is a minimum rather than an exact laboratory weight.
No charges, court outcome, or forensic confirmation were reported.
Whether the suspect sold marijuana to students was still being verified when published.
No second outlet or agency statement for this Kidapawan operation could be opened.
PDEA operatives arrested a 31-year-old man during a buy-bust operation in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, on 11 November 2026. Authorities seized 630 grams of suspected dried marijuana leaves valued at P75,600.
Quezon City police arrested two Pasay City men in an entrapment in Barangay Bagumbayan on the evening of 9 November 2026, recovering stolen Pokémon cards. A search of the 25-year-old known as Jun found about one gram of suspected dried marijuana, and he faces charges under both the anti-fencing and drugs laws.
PDEA Bicol arrested a 20-year-old Quezon City man at Matnog Port in Sorsogon on 8 November 2026 and seized a vape cartridge holding about one gram of suspected liquid marijuana. The agency valued the contents at P1,700 on the street and said the man would face charges under Republic Act 9165.
La Trinidad police arrested a 21-year-old construction worker in Puguis on the evening of 5 November 2026, seizing about 43 kg of marijuana worth over ₱5 million. The suspect tried to flee but was caught while his companions escaped, and he remains in custody facing possible drug charges.
