{"id":21139,"date":"2026-08-23T23:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=21139"},"modified":"2026-08-23T23:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:37:22","slug":"courier-driver-nabbed-for-p3-4-m-shabu-in-pampanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/courier-driver-nabbed-for-p3-4-m-shabu-in-pampanga\/","title":{"rendered":"COURIER DRIVER NABBED FOR P3.4-M SHABU IN PAMPANGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OPERATVES arrested in Pampanga a 22-year-old courier driver allegedly involved in the large-scale distribution of shabu in Metro Manila and Central Luzon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seized from the suspect were around 500 grams of the illegal drug worth an estimated P3.4 million in a buy-bust operation in Mabalacat City, Pampanga.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the operation was conducted along Dau Access Road in Bgy. Dau. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PDEA identified the suspect only as alias \u201cHaji,\u201d who reportedly works as a courier driver.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authorities said Haji allegedly used his occupation as a cover for his illegal drug activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The suspect is reportedly involved in the distribution of shabu in Metro Manila and Central Luzon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Operatives recovered approximately 500 grams of suspected shabu packed in five knot-tied transparent plastic bags, along with the marked money used in the drug transaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The operation was carried out through a joint effort by the PDEA Region 3 Special Enforcement Team (RSET), PDEA Pampanga Provincial Office and the Mabalacat City Police Station.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alias \u201cHaji\u201d is temporarily detained at the PDEA Region 3 Jail Facility while charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being readied for filing in court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG &nbsp; OPERATVES arrested in Pampanga a 22-year-old courier driver allegedly involved in the large-scale distribution of shabu in Metro Manila and Central<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea.jpg",415,260,false],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pdea-350x260.jpg",350,260,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/provincial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Provincial<\/a>","tag_info":"Provincial","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21141,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21139\/revisions\/21141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}