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PNP 2-wk ops yield P14-M illegal drugs
The Philippine National Police (PNP) seized PHP43.8 billion worth of illegal drugs from July 2022 to May 17, 2025, under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s administration.
In just two weeks, from May 4 to May 17, 2025, the PNP conducted 664 operations nationwide, arresting 588 individuals and seizing over PHP14 million worth of illegal drugs.
This recent operation yielded 2.08 kg of shabu and 23 grams of marijuana.
PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil stated that the PNP is committed to pursuing drug offenders from street-level pushers to big-time syndicates.
Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy, officer-in-charge of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group, is finalizing a proposed anti-drug strategy to be submitted to the PNP chief.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that over P43.3 billion worth of illegal drugs have been seized during the first three years of the Marcos administration.
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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported that since President Marcos assumed office in July 2022, law enforcement agencies have seized PHP60.13 billion worth of illegal drugs.
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Authorities seized P204 million worth of suspected shabu during a joint buy-bust operation in Norzagaray, Bulacan.
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Two separate anti-drug operations in Bulacan and Pampanga on May 22 resulted in the arrest of two individuals and the confiscation of approximately P1.3 million worth of illegal drugs.
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A high-value individual, alleged to be a supplier of shabu in Metro Manila, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City.
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