PDEA agents entrap student peddling shabu near campusesThe student entrapped by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 12 in Kidapawan City on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, is now detained. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A male student who is to graduate from college next year got locked in jail instead for ignoring intercessions by his close relatives for him to stop peddling shabu in Kidapawan City and in nearby municipalities in Cotabato province. The 24-year-old man was immediately arrested by non-uniformed agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 12 after selling to them P40,800 worth of shabu in an entrapment operation on Wednesday, January 14, along Osmeña Drive near the City Hall Complex in Barangay Poblacion in Kidapawan City. They also confirmed that he secretly sold shabu near school campuses in Kidapawan City and in Cotabato's nearby Matalam and Makilala towns. Magdurulang said they shall use the shabu seized from him as evidence in prosecuting him in court for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Source: Philippine Star January 15, 2026 12:43 UTC