Man held at Matnog Port with one gram of liquid marijuana in a vape cartridge
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.
A 20-year-old man from Quezon City was arrested at Matnog Port in Matnog,
Sorsogon, on 8 November 2026.[1]PDEA Bicol said the man, known only as alias
“DJ”, was held during an interdiction operation at about 11:24 a.m. at the port.[1]
Agents seized a violet vape cartridge holding about one gram of suspected liquid
marijuana.[1]PDEA estimated the contents at P1,700 on the street.[1]A GMA
News bulletin on the operation also reported a vape cartridge holding a yellow
liquid and two glass tubes with residue recovered from the suspect, who was
taken to police.[2]Bombo Radyo reported the seized liquid was to undergo
laboratory examination to establish its composition.[3]
PDEA Bicol said the suspect will face charges under Republic Act 9165, the
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[1]The Bombo Radyo Naga account in
Bikol likewise reported about one gram of the suspected drug valued at P1,700, a
cartridge with yellow liquid and two glass tubes with residue.[4]Bombo Radyo
said the Philippine Ports Authority and partner agencies were continuing to
tighten security at seaports against illegal drugs and other contraband.[3]
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PDEA personnel handcuffing the 20-year-old suspect after he yielded a vape cartridge of liquid marijuana at Matnog Port, Sorsogon, on 8 November 2026. Photo: PDEA BicolPhoto details
No laboratory confirmation that the seized liquid contained cannabis was reported; the accounts call it suspected liquid marijuana.
Sources describe the liquid's colour differently: Daily Tribune says a violet cartridge, while Bombo Radyo and GMA News describe a yellow liquid.
The suspect was identified only by the alias "DJ"; no full name or court outcome was reported.
GMA News reports two glass tubes with residue recovered along with the cartridge, but does not state their weight or contents and they are not counted in the figures.
The reported weight of about one gram is an approximation, and the P1,700 street value is PDEA's own estimate.
The Daily Tribune page links to a separate October 2026 Matnog Port shabu case against a Malaysian tourist, a different event not covered here.
Bombo Radyo does not say whether the laboratory examination had produced results confirming the liquid contained cannabis.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Bombo Radyo: Bombo Radyo reported the seized liquid was to undergo laboratory examination to establish its composition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
