MANILA: The Marcos administration’s anti-drug campaign has so far netted a total of PHP45.68 billion worth of narcotics, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported on Friday.
In its latest report, PDEA said this includes 5,945.67 kg. of shabu, 74.60 kg. of cocaine, 105,873 ecstasy tablets and 5,064.68 kg. of marijuana seized from July 2022 to June 30 this year.
Meanwhile, 28,899 out of 42,000 barangays (villages) in the country have been declared “drug-cleared” in the same period while 6,617 are still being cleared by authorities.
These barangays have reached drug-cleared status after the issuance of a certification by members of the oversight committee on the barangay drug-clearing program, it added.
The latest PDEA data also showed 101,757 drug suspects were arrested, including total of 6,508 high-value targets (HVTs) across the country during 74,832 anti-illegal drug operations.
Authorities also dismantled 1,053 drug dens and a clandestine shabu laboratory during the same period.
In this
third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. pledged to continue the bloodless campaign against illegal drugs in the country.
Marcos said extermination is never a part of his administration’s anti-drug campaign.
Source: Philippines News Agency
