Among the illegal drugs seized by operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office City Drug Enforcement Unit this year were the 20 sachets of shabu worth about PHP1.2 million in Purok Tahong, Barangay 2 on Sept. 26. (File photo from Bacolod City Police Office)
BACOLOD CITY -- The anti-drug operations of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) from January to November this year had yielded PHP37.62-million worth of illegal drugs and led to the arrest of 615 drug personalities.
Records provided by the police on Thursday showed that a total of 2,504 grams of shabu, with a street value of PHP37.561 million, were seized along with 296.48 grams of marijuana valued at PHP68,191.
Of the 615 persons arrested in 397 operations, 46 were high-value targets and 54 were street-level targets while 515 were newly-identified drug personalities.
The Bacolod Police filed a total of 1,040 cases against suspected drug personalities from January to November this year.
Senior Supt. Francisco Ebreo, acting city police director, commended the operating personnel of the various anti-drug units for their accomplishments.
He reminded them to intensify their efforts in the campaign against the illegal drug trade in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
The latest major drug haul in the city involving PHP3-million worth of shabu was initiated by the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) in Barangay Mansilingan on Wednesday night.
Ebreo lauded the successful operation, saying he welcomes the assistance from other police drug operating units for the anti-drug campaign in Bacolod.
He noted that with the second operation of the RDEU this year, not only the City Drug Enforcement Unit and the Station Drug Enforcement Teams are involved in the police campaign against drugs in Bacolod City. (PNA)
