A 32-year-old construction worker was yielded a loaded gun and a sachet of shabu in a sting operation conducted by the Catanduanes police in Virac last week. The suspect was…
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CA frees accused in drugs case over lacking witness testimony
For failure of the prosecution to present a key witness, the Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a Virac resident caught in possession of illegal drugs in his…
Virac couple gets 13 years in jail for 7 sachets of shabu
A couple from the capital town of Virac has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for possession of seven sachets of shabu found in a police search of their…
DILG to assess close to 42K BADACs nationwide starting April 1
All 41,906 Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) nationwide will be assessed starting April 1, 2022 to ensure their continued progress and improved performance in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of…
Virac LGU casual worker yields 8 sachets of shabu worth P340,000
A former drug surrenderee undergoing probation in Virac will certainly get a lengthy stay in jail after his arrest last week in a buy-bust operation, his second in almost eight…
SC acquits accused in Virac buy-bust due to police lapses
A Virac resident sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 has been freed by the Supreme Court after it found lapses in the way the police handled the drug evidence. In…
RTC junks case in Chinese cemetery anti-drug search
The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has dismissed the illegal drugs possession case filed against a Virac man who allegedly yielded shabu in a house inside the Chinese cemetery last year.…
Marijuana found at scene Virac motorbike accident
A motorcycle driver and his companion are facing a criminal charge after a packet containing suspected dried marijuana was found shortly after they rammed an electric post while being pursued…
Billiard hall owner nabbed in shabu buy-bust
Two big sachets of shabu worth an estimated P68,000 were seized from a Virac billiard hall owner during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) last…
Richard Gomez faces firearm, illegal drug raps
A laborer named Richard Gomez will be hunted by the police as soon as charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as possession of dangerous drugs are…