The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday led the destruction of illegal drugs worth P4,563,517,903.02 in Trece Martires City, in full public view to eliminate any risk of recycling and uphold public trust.
The destruction was carried out at Integrated Waste Management Inc. in Barangay Aguado, with Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla and representatives from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, non-government organizations, media, and barangay officials in attendance.
A total of 1,136.5521 kilograms of solid illegal drugs and 657.1300 milliliters of liquid substances were destroyed through thermal decomposition or thermolysis.
Among those destroyed were 555.2393 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), 442.9399 kilograms of marijuana, 1.6651 kilograms of MDMA or ecstasy, 117.3860 kilograms of cocaine, 15.8149 kilograms of ephedrine, and 0.5070 kilogram of ketamine.
Assorted expired medicines and liquid substances such as amphetamine and liquid meth were also destroyed.
The drugs were confiscated in various anti-drug operations conducted by PDEA and partner law enforcement agencies, as well as those turned over following court orders after being used as evidence in resolved cases.
Also destroyed were more than 43,000 grams of marijuana (kush) and over 102,000 grams of cocaine recovered along coastal areas of Palawan in 2025 and 2026.
“PDEA remains committed to fostering partnerships and collaboration with coastal communities to prevent maritime drug smuggling, and lauds their integrity in promptly surrendering any recovered floating drugs,” said PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez.
Under strict security protocols, the confiscated drugs were placed inside a high-capacity incinerator and destroyed completely beyond recovery within 24 hours.
PDEA said the regular public destruction of seized drugs forms part of efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in the government’s anti-drug campaign.
