Manila Bulletin
PDEA: P176.4M worth of illegal drugs seized in week-long operation
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P176.4 million worth of illegal drugs in nationwide operations from April 25 to May 2.
The confiscated substances include 12,381.51 grams of shabu, 260 ecstasy tablets, and significant quantities of various marijuana forms.
Key regions where these successful anti-drug operations took place were the National Capital Region, Central Visayas, Caraga Region, and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
In Metro Manila, 11 kilos of shabu were recovered in Caloocan City on April 27, 2025, by PDEA RO-NCR and PNP-DEG.
An interdiction operation on April 29, 2025, by PDEA RO-NCR, MICP, and BOC discovered 72.178 kilos of marijuana kush in the Port Area of Manila.
PDEA Director General Isagani R. Nerez commended the drug law enforcers for their accomplishments and significant dents against the illegal drug trade.
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