DRUG HAUL. The PHP14.9 million worth of shabu seized by a joint team of policemen and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives during a buy-bust in Bacong, Negros Oriental on Wednesday (May 4, 2022). The illegal substance weighed around two kilos and 200 grams. (Photo courtesy of Rennier Araco Jr.) DUMAGUETE CITY - Anti-illegal drug police operatives and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) personnel seized close to PHP15 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in Barangay Isugan in Bacong, Negros Oriental Wednesday night. The Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) reported on Thursday that Raul Retes Sabanal, 31, of Barangay Isugan, was selling the illegal substance to an undercover police operative. Recovered from the suspect were five heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing the shabu with a total weight of two kilos and 200 grams estimated to be worth PHP14.9 million. Sabanal is charged with the violation of Republic Act 9165, the Com
Published January 27, 2021, 1:28 PM
BACOLOD CITY – Mystery surrounds the death of a man, who was found inside his car in Diversion Road, Purok Morning Glory in Barangay Isugan, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, January 26, with a plastic bag over his head, and a gunshot wound on it.
A man with a gunshot wound in the head was found dead inside a car parked at Diversion Road, Purok Morning Glory, Barangay Isugan, Bacong, Negros Oriental Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Roy Ortega / MANILA BULLETIN)
Police identified the fatality as Ferdinand Escalante, 35, of Valencia town, who was said to be a member of the LGBT community.