The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency reported that nationwide anti-drug operations from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5 yielded P1.16 billion worth of narcotics.
In coordination with other law enforcement agencies, PDEA carried out 48 operations, including buy-busts, marijuana eradications, interdictions, arrests, and raids. A total of 101 suspects were arrested, among them 36 pushers, 24 drug den visitors, 11 owners or maintainers, and 11 drug users.
Confiscated during the sweep were 169,557 grams of shabu, 10,250 marijuana plants, 272 grams of marijuana fruiting tops, and 1,000 seedlings. The total haul was valued at P1.16 billion.
Among the major seizures were 86.7 kilos of shabu worth P589.9 million in Zamboanga City, 70 kilos worth P476 million in Tondo, and nearly 11 kilos worth P74.8 million in Clark Freeport, Pampanga. PDEA director general Isagani Nerez commended regional offices for their sustained anti-drug efforts. Rio N. Araja
