The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P328.58 million worth of illegal drugs in nationwide operations from September 12 to 19, resulting in the arrest of 105 suspects in 74 separate raids.
The operations targeted pushers, couriers, and drug den operators, and included the destruction of thousands of marijuana plants in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Among the seizures were 47.8 kilos of shabu, 14,710 marijuana plants, three kilos of dried marijuana leaves, and 1,000 seedlings. A major interdiction effort at NAIA Terminal 3 on September 14 yielded 5.9 kilos of shabu, while a buy-bust operation in Sta. Clara, Batangas City, on September 16 netted 40 kilos.
Other notable confiscations included 515 grams of shabu in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, and 510 grams in Dauis, Bohol.
“This victory is not PDEA’s alone. It was made possible through the coordination of the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies,” said PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez. “With the support of our citizens, we will continue to protect communities from the threat of illegal drugs.”
