As law enforcement authorities shifted to a higher gear in the government’s anti-drug campaign, about P4.25 million worth of suspected illegal drugs were seized in operations over the weekend.
The authorities conducted 18,505 anti-narcotics operations which also resulted in the arrest of 22,646 individuals engaged in drug dealing, and other illegal activities during that period.In Taguig, elements of the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency swooped down on a warehouse in the city and seized 500 grams of suspected cocaine.
The pieces of evidence were turned over to PDEA Laboratory Service for examination and filing of appropriate charges. The suspect works outside the province but comes home to occasionally sell illegal drugs, PDEA agents said.Meanwhile, the Bureau of Customs turned over P12.5 million worth of alleged contrabands to the PDEA in Central Luzon last Thursday.
Talisay police chief Lt. Col. Randy Caballes said the suspect was also arrested due to illegal drugs in January 2017.