Kagawad nabbed for drugs

Artemio Dumlao - The Philippine Star

October 22, 2026 | 12:00am

Handout photo provided by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency shows a PDEA agent searching the house of the barangay kagawad.

STAR / File

PUDTOL, Apayao, Philippines — An incumbent barangay kagawad was arrested in an anti-narcotics operation in this town on Tuesday.

The 42-year-old suspect was collared at his house in Barangay Mataguisi following a search by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

The PDEA said the raiding team recovered shabu with an estimated street value of P7,000 from the suspect’s house.

Charges for violating Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against the suspect, the PDEA said.

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