(Infographics courtesy of PDEA)
MANILA – More than 27,000 villages across the country have been cleared of illegal drugs since the start of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday.
In its latest report on the national anti-drug campaign, the PDEA said 27,799 out of 42,000 barangays (villages) in the country have been declared "drug-cleared" from July 1, 2022 to Sept. 30 this year while 7,738 are still being cleared by authorities.
These barangays have reached drug-cleared status after the issuance of a certification by members of the oversight committee on the barangay drug-clearing program.
The PDEA also said authorities have seized a total of PHP28.01 billion worth of illegal drugs across the country in the same period.
The amount included 3,795.86 kg. of shabu, 38.26 kg. of cocaine, 52,386 ecstasy tablets and 2,755.89 kg. of marijuana, it added.
The latest PDEA data also showed 64,862 drug suspects were arrested during 47,076 anti-illegal drugs operations.
Authorities also dismantled 726 drug dens and a clandestine shabu laboratory during the same period, it showed. (PNA)
