CONFISCATED. A police operative conducts an inventory of drugs seized in Iloilo City’s Jaro district on June 6, 2023. Police Regional Office 6 spokesperson Maj. Mary Grace Socorro Borio, in an interview on Wednesday, said that various police operations in Western Visayas during their “Birada Semana” resulted in the confiscation of over PHP8.7 million worth of shabu. (PNA photo courtesy of Iloilo City Police Office)
ILOILO CITY – The monthly focused anti-drug operations launched by the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) led to the confiscation of 1,281.83 grams of shabu valued at over PHP8.7 million and the arrest of 71 drug personalities in Western Visayas.
PRO-6 spokesperson Major Mary Grace Socorro Borio said their accomplishment was a result of 66 operations under their “Birada Semana” campaign conducted by various police units from June 5 to 11.
“Birada Semana is conducted once a month and is different from the regular operations that are conducted daily,” she said in an interview on Wednesday.
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (PPO), which came second to the Negros PPO in terms of number of operations at 11 and 27, respectively, netted the highest volume of drugs at 557.44 grams worth PHP3.79 million.
The Negros PPO confiscated 268.49 grams of shabu with a standard drug price of PHP1.82 million, the Iloilo City PO seized 259.8 grams worth PHP1.76 million, and the Bacolod City PO seized 159 grams valued at PHP1.08 million.
The Aklan PPO seized 0.30 grams of shabu worth PHP2,040, the Capiz PPO got 23.60 grams valued at PHP160,480, and the Guimaras PPO seized 13.20 grams worth PHP89,760. The Antique PPO had no confiscation.
The latest round of confiscation is higher compared to last month’s Birada Semana, when 344.92 grams of shabu were confiscated with a standard drug price of PHP2.58 million.
“The community is now taking part in our fight against illegal drugs by giving information to our police operatives resulting in positive and high-impact accomplishments,” she said.
Borio also attributed the accomplishment to their multi-sectoral campaign dubbed “Kasimbayanan -- Kawani (personnel), Simbahan (church), at Pamayanan (and community).”
“We now have linkages with other law enforcement agencies combined with positive information from the community resulting in bigger accomplishments,” she said. (PNA)
