Davao cops net P8.8M worth of illegal drugs, 300 suspects

Inquirer files

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have arrested 300 individuals who yielded over P8.8 million worth of illegal drugs during their month-long operations in October in Davao City, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11.

PRO 11 said in a report Monday that they conducted 250 anti-illegal drug operations and confiscated 1,302.3954 grams of “shabu” (a slang for methamphetamine), 211 hills of marijuana plants, and 3,172.15 grams of marijuana leaves.

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The confiscated illegal drugs from the arrested traffickers amount to P8,856,288, the report said.

Aside from this, police also reported that the anti-narcotics operatives arrested alias “JP,” who is tagged as the region’s top high-value individual (HVI). They also dismantled two major drug dens in Davao de Oro.

Based on the latest data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Marcos administration’s anti-drug campaign has so far netted a total of P49.82 billion worth of narcotics to date. —Emmanuel John Abris, intern