PDEA-1 rewards shabu informant
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 awarded P55,179.84 to a civilian informant whose tip led to the arrest of four suspected drug personalities and the seizure of more than half a kilogram of suspected shabu in Rosales, Pangasinan, in April.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 1 has awarded P55,179.84 to a civilian informant whose tip led to the arrest of four suspected drug personalities and the seizure of more than half a kilogram of suspected shabu in Rosales, Pangasinan, in April.
PDEA Region 1 director Julius M. Paderes and Assistant Regional Director Janmark Malibiran presented the cash incentive to the informant, identified only by the codename “JP,” during a ceremony at the agency’s regional office in Camp Diego Silang, Barangay Carlatan, San Fernando City, La Union.
The reward was approved through Operation Private Eye Rewards Committee Resolution No. 3, Series of 2026, dated 29 September, after the completion of administrative and verification requirements.
PDEA said the informant’s tip to its Ilocos Sur Provincial Office led to a joint anti-narcotics operation in Barangay Carmen East, Rosales, on 13 April.
The operation resulted in the arrest of four suspected high-value drug personalities and the confiscation of 511.37 grams of suspected shabu.
Paderes said public cooperation is essential to identifying and dismantling illegal drug operations, noting that law enforcement agencies cannot win the fight against illegal drugs without community participation.
He said Operation Private Eye recognizes citizens whose information leads to successful anti-drug operations while protecting their identities through strict confidentiality measures.
The program operates under Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation No. 5, Series of 2003, as amended, and provides monetary incentives for information leading to arrests and drug seizures.