{"id":21042,"date":"2026-08-10T03:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T19:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=21042"},"modified":"2026-08-10T03:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T19:17:02","slug":"big-time-drug-peddler-nabbed-p3-4-m-shabu-seized-in-bulacan-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/big-time-drug-peddler-nabbed-p3-4-m-shabu-seized-in-bulacan-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG-TIME DRUG PEDDLER NABBED, P3.4-M SHABU SEIZED IN BULACAN STING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday arrested a big-time drug trafficker in a buy-bust operation in Bgy. Tungkong Mangga, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">PDEA said alias \u201cTol,\u201d a resident of Caloocan City, was \u00a0involved in the bulk distribution of shabu across Bulacan and nearby towns in Pampanga.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seized from the suspect were around 500 grams of suspected shabu worth P3.4 million and the marked money used in the entrapment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">According to PDEA, it took them two months of surveillance and coordination before they were able to arrange a transaction with the target.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">\u201cTol was very elusive and extremely cautious in his dealings, this is why it took months to set up a successful drug transaction with him,\u201d the PDEA said.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">The sting was conducted by the combined elements from the PDEA Zambales Provincial Office, PDEA RO3 Special Enforcement Team, and PDEA Bulacan Provincial Office. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG OPERATIVES of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday arrested a big-time drug trafficker in a buy-bust operation in Bgy. 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