7 Fishermen Caught for Illegal Fishing in Bolong Seas
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Seven fishermen were apprehended for engaging in illegal fishing activities off the coast of Barangay Bolong during a joint seaborne patrol conducted by the 1st Zamboanga City…
Mampang National High School Receives New 4-Storey, 20-Classroom Building
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Mampang National High School welcomed a significant addition to its campus on Monday, September 1, with the turnover of a newly constructed four-storey building housing 20…
PDEA-9 Nabs Three High-Value Drug Targets in Zamboanga City, Seizes ₱115K Worth of Shabu
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Anti-narcotics agents and police operatives scored a major win in the fight against illegal drugs after arresting three high-value targets (HVTs) and seizing ₱115,600 worth of shabu…
Zamboanga City Emerges as Hotspot in ₱600-Million Shabu Bust
Zamboanga City – Authorities seized some 89 kilos of suspected shabu worth an estimated ₱600 million in a massive anti-drug operation in Barangay Rio Hondo early Sunday morning, August 31,…
2 Men Nabbed in Zamboanga for Smuggling ₱1.2-M Worth of Cigarettes
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested two men for allegedly smuggling cigarettes worth over ₱1.2 million during a checkpoint operation in the early hours of August 27, 2025, along Veterans Avenue…
Zamboanga Steps Up Fight Against Human Trafficking, Reaffirms Role as Gateway to the South
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), in partnership with the city government and key stakeholders, reaffirmed their united front against human trafficking and exploitation during the three-day…
₱21-M Smuggled Cigarettes Seized Off Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities intercepted a jungkong cargo vessel carrying more than ₱21 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes off Sta. Cruz Island on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. According to…
₱2.8-M Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes Seized in Zamboanga City Market Raid
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities confiscated an estimated ₱2.86 million worth of undocumented imported cigarettes in an afternoon raid at the Zamboanga City Public Market on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The…
Half-Billion Peso Drug Bust in Zamboanga City: 67 Kilos of Shabu Seized in Major Anti-Drug Operation
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities scored a major breakthrough in the government’s anti-drug campaign after intercepting and confiscating approximately 67 kilos of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu)—with an estimated street value of…
Ex-Soldier Nabbed in Zamboanga with ₱27-Million Worth of Shabu
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A former member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who allegedly turned to the illegal drug trade was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay…