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'Misunderstanding': Hev Abi denies gun, drug allegations

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776336477604Layer 4 (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Photo from Hev Abi&#x27;s Facebook page</div>Rap star Hev Abi denied Thursday allegations that he possessed guns and drugs following his arrest on related charges.The denial was issued by the rapper&#x27;s label, Urban Department, which spoke on his behalf.&quot;On behalf of Hev Abi, we categorically deny any and all allegations pertaining to this misunderstanding that lead to his situation last April 14,&quot; Urban Department said in a statement, citing the date that the &quot;WELCOME2DTQ&quot; hitmaker was arrested.&quot;Our legal counsel is working with the designated authorities in finding a solution,&quot; the label added.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776336590146viber_image_2026-04-16_18-23-11-241.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/> </div>The statement did not mention the specific cases, but Hev Abi — whose real name is Gabriel Abilla — was among seven individuals <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/16/opm-artist-hev-abi-arrested-police-1444">arrested </a>in Barangay Laging Handa in Quezon City last Tuesday as part of a police campaign against loose firearms.Aside from firearms, the search team also recovered four sealed plastic bags of what was confirmed to be cocaine and 11 cartridges suspected to contain liquid marijuana.Hev Abi is a popular Filipino rapper known for songs such as &quot;WELCOME2DTQ,&quot; &quot;Alam Mo Ba Girl&quot; and &quot;Para Sa Streets,&quot; and has about 5.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify. — With reports from Anna Cerezo and Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News

The label behind Hev Abi denied Thursday allegations that the rap star possessed guns and drugs following his arrest on related charges.

The label behind Hev Abi denied Thursday allegations that the rap star possessed guns and drugs following his arrest on related charges.