A dog and its handler undergoing the Narcotics Detection Dog and Handlers Course in Iloilo City in an undated photo. Iloilo Police Provincial Office spokesperson Lt. Col. Arnel Solis on Friday, June 26, 2026, said at least 22 dogs and their handlers are set to graduate on July 6 and will be deployed in ports across the province. PHOTO FROM BALITA HALIN SA KAPITOLYO

Narcotics detection dogs to boost anti-drug campaign in Iloilo

ILOILO City – The K9 dogs trained for narcotics detection will boost the anti-drug campaign in Iloilo, according to Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO)...

11 fugitives nabbed, 17 firearms netted by PRO-6

ILOILO City – Various police units have apprehended 11 wanted persons and accounted for 17 firearms in a series of operations spanning 24 hours...
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Focus crimes drop by 20.31% in Western Visayas

ILOILO City – Focus crimes across Western Visayas decreased by 20.31 percent over a one month period, according to comparative data released by the...
A total of 700 grams of suspected shabu valued at around P5 million were seized by police from alias “Par” (left), tagged as a high-value target, in an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Calumpang, Molo, Iloilo City on June 22. PHOTO COURTESY OF K5 NEWS FM ILOILO

Molo man caught with P5-million ‘shabu’

ILOILO City – A high-value target was arrested for possessing approximately P5 million worth of illegal drugs during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Calumpang,...

PRO-6 rounds up 269 fugitives in month-long drive

ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has apprehended 269 wanted persons during its month-long operations across Western Visayas. Data released by PRO-6...
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Live-in partners yield P2M worth of illegal drugs in Sara

ILOILO City – A young live-in couple was arrested after yielding around P2 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation on Monday...
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Ex-cop, 2 others busted in P1.4-M drug sting in Mandurriao

ILOILO City – A former policeman who went on absence without official leave (AWOL) and his two companions were arrested in an anti-illegal drug...
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Electrician nabbed in Balasan buy-bust; P618K worth of ‘shabu’ seized

ILOILO — Police operatives arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized over half a million pesos worth of suspected shabu during an anti-illegal drug...
Joint operatives of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other law enforcement units arrested the suspect, Giovanie Villa Adelantar, alias "Banny," and presented approximately 1.145 kilograms of suspected shabu worth about P7.8 million seized during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Camambugan, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo on June 17.

Iloilo Capitol driver arrested with P7.8-M ‘shabu’ in buy-bust op

ILOILO City — A truck driver employed by the Iloilo Provincial Government was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Camambugan, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo,...
Police arrested three dried fish vendors in a buy-bust operation in Zone 5, Barangay Boulevard, Molo, Iloilo City on June 16. Seized from their possession were around 60 grams of suspected shabu valued at P408,000. PHOTO COURTESY OF PRO-6

3 HVIs nabbed, 2 brothers flee in P1.2-M Iloilo drug busts

ILOILO City – Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confiscated approximately 180 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,224,000 in two separate anti-drug operations conducted...