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Cops arrest top drug suspect, 7 others in Eastern Visayas

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Joey A. Gabieta

Cops arrests top drug target in Eastern Visayas, 7 others
Police personnel document the arrest of suspected drug personalities and the confiscation of suspected shabu, firearms, and ammunition during separate anti-drug operations in Eastern Visayas on Oct. 12 and 13, 2026. The operations led to the arrest of the region’s No. 1 priority drug target and seven others, with suspected shabu worth ₱1.035 million seized, according to the Police Regional Office 8. (Photo courtesy of PRO-8)

TACLOBAN CITY — Police arrested Eastern Visayas’ No. 1 drug suspect, two other high-value individuals, and five others in separate anti-drug operations on Oct. 12 and 13.

The Police Regional Office 8 said the operations yielded suspected shabu worth P1,035,844, based on Dangerous Drugs Board valuations, along with firearms and ammunition, as part of the intensified anti-drug campaign led by its regional director, Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño.

On Oct. 12, operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 8, in coordination with the Barugo Municipal Police Station, arrested alias “Sonnie,” a 57-year-old beautician from Barugo, Leyte.

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He was identified as the region’s No. 1 Regional Priority Target List personality and classified as a high-value individual (HVI).

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Five other individuals, including two children in conflict with the law, were also apprehended during the operation.

READ: Eastern Visayas top drug trader, pal arrested in Leyte buy-bust

Police seized three heat-sealed plastic sachets and one knot-tied plastic packet containing an estimated 134 grams of suspected shabu valued at P911,200. A .38-caliber revolver and two rounds of ammunition were also recovered.

On the same day, operatives of the Palo Municipal Police Station’s Drug Enforcement Unit, together with the Criminal Investigation Team and Regional Intelligence Unit 8, arrested alias “Macky,” a 31-year-old resident of Palo, Leyte, who was also classified as an HVI.

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Authorities confiscated three sachets containing an estimated 6.33 grams of suspected shabu valued at P43,044, along with a .22-caliber rifle and five rounds of ammunition.

On Oct. 13, personnel of the Tacloban City Police Office’s City Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit arrested alias “Jason,” a 38-year-old painter and resident of Palo, Leyte, in a separate buy-bust operation. He was also classified as an HVI.

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READ: P14.1M in shabu seized, 3 drug suspects arrested in Eastern Visayas ops

Police seized six sachets containing an estimated 12 grams of suspected shabu valued at P81,600.

All those arrested were brought to their respective police stations for documentation and appropriate legal proceedings.

Cardiño said PRO-8 would continue intensifying its anti-drug campaign and strengthening coordination with partner agencies.

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“PRO-8 will not stop its campaign against illegal drugs. We will continue intensifying our operations and strengthening our cooperation with our partners to hold lawbreakers accountable and protect communities throughout Eastern Visayas,” he said. /mcm

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