ANGELES, Pampanga – On May 26, 2025 at around 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon, joint elements of PDEA Intelligence Service; PDEA Regional Office-National Capital Region (NCR); and PDEA Regional Office III; with the support of the AFP-Counterintelligence Group, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA); and the Philippine National Police implemented a search warrant inside a house situated along Orchid Street, Timog Hills Subdivision, Barangay Pampang, Angeles City, Pampanga that led to the discovery of white crystalline substances suspected to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, worth โฑ1,054,000,000.00.
PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani R Nerez said that the illegal drugs were placed inside 155 transparent plastic bags, weighing approximately one kilogram each. However, the house turned out to be abandoned.
The subject of the search warrant, a Chinese national, was nowhere in sight and remains at-large. He will be facing charges for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Less than two weeks ago, PDEA confiscated more than 35 kilos of shabu following a buy-bust operation in Angeles City, Pampanga.
One Chinese national and his Filipina cohort were apprehended as a result of the operation. โThe two drug operations mentioned are linked to each other. What you see is the outcome of persistent tracking of previous operations targeting individuals connected to syndicated drug trafficking to include their sourcesโ, Undersecretary Nerez said.
โWhile PDEA prioritizes the conduct of high-impact operations resulting in the arrests of high-value drug personalities and high-volume drug seizures, it is at the grassroots level where most of the drugs are sold and abused.
We will not relinquish our thrust to go after small scale drug dealers in communities as ordered by His Excellency Ferdinand R Marcos, Jr.โ, the PDEA Chief said, adding that the Agency will realign its efforts in combating the illegal drug trade at all levels of society.
PDEA continues to strengthen its partnerships with other drug law enforcement agencies and stakeholders, and encourage the participation of the citizenry in the anti-drug campaign by providing reliable information of illegal drug activities in exchange for monetary consideration through Operation: Private Eye (OPE).
