21-year-old held with 43 kg of marijuana in La Trinidad
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.
In Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, police arrested a 21-year-old construction
worker on his birthday on the evening of 5 November 2026 after catching him
transporting marijuana.[1][2][3]The suspect is a native of Santo Cristo, Guagua,
Pampanga.[1][3]He attempted to flee upon noticing the police but was
apprehended, while the passengers of the larger vehicle managed to escape.[1][2][3]He remains in police custody and is expected to face charges for violating
Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[1][3]
Patrolling officers from the La Trinidad Municipal Police Station spotted two
parked vehicles and noticed a man transferring boxes from a larger vehicle into
the trunk of a car.[1][3]The officers saw a tubular-shaped object inside the
containers.[1]Authorities confiscated approximately 43 kilograms of marijuana
valued at more than ₱5 million.[1][2][3]Officers also seized two vehicles, vehicle
keys and a wallet containing various identification cards from the suspect.[1][3]
The larger vehicle’s passengers managed to escape while the suspect was
apprehended at the scene.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The marijuana weight is reported as approximately 43 kilograms, so no exact laboratory weight is recorded.
The value is reported as more than ₱5 million and is recorded as ₱5,000,000 as a floor; the valuation method was not stated.
The suspect was not named; only his age, occupation and hometown were published.
No court outcome was reported; the suspect was in custody and expected to face charges under Republic Act 9165.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching; a police Facebook post and an MSN mirror carrying the same 43-kilogram account could not be opened and are not cited.
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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.
