Two traders caught selling nine cannabis bricks in Tabuk
PDEA agents and police arrested two alleged drug traders in Purok 6, Bulanao, Tabuk City, on 4 February 2025 as they tried to sell nine bricks of dried marijuana leaves weighing 9,000 grams and valued at P1.08 million. The suspects, from Loccong in Tinglayan, also yielded firearms and ammunition.
🇵🇭 Purok 6, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga · Philippines
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Kalinga, aided by policemen,
cornered two alleged drug traders who tried to sell nine bricks of dried
marijuana leaves on Tuesday at Purok 6, Bulanao, Tabuk City, the capital of
Kalinga province.[1][2]The duo, whose names were withheld by the authorities,
were identified as local residents of Barangay Loccong in Tinglayan town.[1][2]
The cannabis bricks weighed a total of 9,000 grams and were valued at
P1,080,000.[1][2]According to PDEA-Cordillera director Derrick Carreon,
firearms and ammunition were also captured from the suspects, to be added to
their drug violation.[1][2]
Case data
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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.
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.
