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Wildlife forensics: how science is helping to combat a billion-dollar organized crime industry

Another day at the airport, another routine inspection for a Customs Officer.She finishes examining the contents of one shipment - nothing of note. But then, she spies a crate labeled 'exotic reptiles.'Suspicious, she opens the shipment and begins to search among the crates. And there, tucked away in a corner, is a collection of turtle shells and other wildlife products.She pauses. Have these shell.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals

Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday and fought Hamas around several hospitals, despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire. Talks in Qatar towards a truce and hostage release deal involving US and Egyptian mediators have brought no result so far, with Israel and the Palestinian militant group blaming each other. READ: Israel.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

PDEA warns vs. proliferation of Marijuana-flavored vapes

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has cautioned the public on the proliferation of electronic cigarettes or vape containing marijuana oil. It issued the warning after monitoring an upsurge in the product’s presence nationwide during its recent anti-illegal drugs operations. PDEA also said the item is illegal and it poses health risks......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

PDEA denies Bongbong Marcos was on drug list despite Duterte’s allegations 

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was never listed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for illegal drugs, the agency said on Monday. Former president Rodrigo Duterte, however, asserted last Sunday at a prayer rally in Davao that Marcos had been on the narcotics list, citing evidence shown to him by PDEA during.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Customs revives declaration forms for arriving international passengers at NAIA

THE filled out Customs declaration forms for arriving international passengers at the NAIA Terminals is being revived by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and is now under pilot testing. BOC-NAIA district collector Atty Yasmin Mapa said that international passengers arriving in the country are now obliged to submit […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  journalRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

BOC intercepts P7 million shabu in car part

The Bureau of Customsrecently prevented the exportation of 1.1 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu valued at P7 million hidden in an automobile part to be sent to New Zealand......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

If he gets elected, Yogi Ruiz warns drug traders to leave Cebu City

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Illegal drug traders were warned by former Bureau of Customs Commissioner (BOC) and former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-7 Director Yogi Felimon Ruiz to leave Cebu City within 30 days if he is elected as mayor in the 2025 local and national elections. This was his promise as he is 100%.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

'India, Russia have taken extra care to look after each other s interests': EAM Jaishankar

Singapore, March 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday stressed that Russia is a country with which India has always had a positive relationship. While addressing the members of the Indian Community in Singapore, Jaishankar said that both countries have taken extra care to look after each other's interests. "I will ask myself...Has Russia helped us or harmed us?...Are there gains to be made from Russ.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

'India, Russia have taken extra care to look after each other s interests': EAM Jaishankar

Singapore, March 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday stressed that Russia is a country with which India has always had a positive relationship. While addressing the members of the Indian Community in Singapore, Jaishankar said that both countries have taken extra care to look after each other's interests. "I will ask myself...Has Russia helped us or harmed us?...Are there gains to be made from Russ.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Inoue quicker on draw

Defending WBA bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue and Filipino challenger Jerwin Ancajas were like gunslingers on a lonely Wild West street facing each other at the Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena in Tokyo last Saturday night. They banged each other’s body with ruthless abandon from the onset but when it came to winning time, Inoue was quicker on the draw as he landed two rights to the solar plexus, sending Ancajas down on all fours for good at 0:44 of the ninth round......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

Sarah Lahbati, Richard Gutierrez unfollow each other over rumored split

Celebrity couple Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati have further stoked rumors about their break-up after unfollowing each other on Instagram......»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Mason caught with ‘shabu’ in Cebu City drug bust

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 40-year-old mason who was reportedly on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA 7) regional target list was caught with P136,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sitio NGA, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Thursday afternoon, March 14, 2024. The arrested person was identified as Ricky J. Palanas,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 15th, 2024

PDEA-9 agents seize P13.6-M worth of shabu from 2 dealers

Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency confiscated P13.6 million worth of shabu from two peddlers arrested in an entrapment operation in the Camino Nuevo area in Zamboanga City at about dusk on Saturday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

Cebu City buy-bust: P278,800 shabu seized, 9 nabbed on Friday

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Nine men were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Cebu City on Friday, March 1, while suspected shabu worth P278,000 were also seized. The two buy-bust operations were done by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) in coordination with the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). Law enforcers conducted the first.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

4 nabbed, P510K worth shabu seized in separate police, PDEA operations

Government operatives arrested four drug den operators and seized P510,000 worth of shabu in separate operations in Cotabato City and in nearby Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte in just two days, laid with the help of the local communities......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

P6.8-M worth shabu seized in another Lanao del Sur PDEA bust

Anti-narcotics agents confiscated P6.8 million worth of shabu from two dealers who fell in another entrapment operation in Lanao del Sur province on Wednesday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

P3.4-M worth shabu seized in another PDEA sting in Cotabato City

Plainclothes anti-narcotics agents seized P3.4 million worth of shabu from a dealer arrested in an entrapment operation along a busy thoroughfare in Cotabato City on Monday night......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

[OPINION] Moving beyond blaming teachers: The call for regulatory deregulation

'Is the Department of Education, instead of receiving well-prepared teachers, consistently faced with the challenge of re-training a continuous influx of ill-prepared teachers to meet basic requirements?'.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

PDEA debunks watchlist docs on Marcos

The documents purportedly showing that President Marcos was on the watchlist of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency are fake, the PDEA announced yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 3rd, 2024

PDEA: Dokumento sa anti-drug op batok kang Marcos di gikan sa amoa

PDEA: Dokumento sa anti-drug op batok kang Marcos di gikan sa amoa.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024