Drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in US prison

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:30:47 +0000

Drug kingpin  ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in US prison

Once one of the world’s most powerful and notorious criminals, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday

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Boy, 4, mom wounded in drug bust that turned into hostage situation

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:12:11 +0000

A four-year-old boy and his mother were wounded when police shot dead a suspected pusher who had held civilians hostage in Lipa City in Batangas province.

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Makabayan bloc seeks House probe into death of girl in Rizal drug bust

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 06:21:07 +0000

Makabayan bloc seeks House probe into death of girl in Rizal drug bust

The Makabayan opposition bloc in the House of Representatives on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the death of three

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De Oro mayor’s son, 7 others await jail order

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:33:38 +0000

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The son of Cagayan de Or City Mayor Oscar Moreno, along with seven others arrested for illegal drugs possession in Angeles City, is awaiting transfer to a detention facility, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said.

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Legislator on getting writ from SC vs Duterte narco list: A ‘first round victory’

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:55:55 +0000

TACLOBAN CITY—A legislator named by President Duterte as a drug protector on his so-called narco list said he considered as a “first round victory” the writ of habeas data issued by the Supreme Court that ordered several national government officials to explain why the legislator’s name was on the list. The case could serve as […]

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