₱278.8M shabu seized in Cebu City, largest drug bust since 2016

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Law enforcement operatives intercepted a massive illegal drug shipment estimated at ₱278.8 million during a joint buy-bust operation along Arca Street in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2026. The operation yielded approximately 41 kilograms of suspected shabu, the largest single illegal drug seizure recorded in Central Visayas