Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija – The Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) has reported that nine people were arrested on 31 July 2025, including five drug personalities and four wanted persons.

According to NEPPO, aside from the arrest of the said suspects, illegal drugs worth P365,840 were also confiscated in various operations conducted by police in the province on the said date.

In a buy-bust operation conducted by joint operatives of the Cabanatuan City PS - Station Drug Enforcement Unit (CCPS-SDEU) and the Nueva Ecija Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (NEPPO-PDEU) in Brgy. San Roque Sur, Cabanatuan City, a 46-year-old male from Brgy. Banaba, Silang, Cavite, was arrested.

Confiscated from the suspect was approximately 51.10 grams of suspected shabu with a Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) value of P346,800.00.

Meanwhile, four other drug personalities were arrested in separate operations conducted by personnel of Gapan City Police Station 3 and San Isidro MPS1 for conspiring to sell illegal drugs. Recovered from the suspects was a total of 2.8 grams of shabu with a DDB value of P19,040.00.

Criminal complaints for violations of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) are currently being prepared for filing against the arrested individuals.

In Manhunt Charlie operations, four wanted persons were also apprehended by virtue of Warrants of Arrest for the following charges: Reckless Imprudence Resulting in Serious Physical Injuries (Cabanatuan City Police Station), Qualified Theft (San Leonardo MPS, together with the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company, NEPPO), and Violation of R.A. 7610 (Gapan City PS and Rizal MPS).

The accused are now under the custody of their respective operating units for proper disposition.