P11M worth of illegal drugs seized in Central Visayas ops

MANILA, Philippines — Over P11 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a string of police operations conducted in Central Visayas from October 6 to 12, according to the Police Regional Office 7 (PRO 7).

In a report on Wednesday, police said they arrested 515 suspects for various offenses.

Broken down, PRO7 said that 168 drug personalities yielded 1,639.05 grams of illegal drugs with a standard drug price of P11,145,540, along with other drug paraphernalia.

Meanwhile, 197 individuals were apprehended for illegal gambling, which resulted in the confiscation of P20,734 and various gambling paraphernalia.

On the other hand, the police also arrested 34 suspects with 35 unregistered firearms with 50 ammunition.

They also detained 15 most-wanted individuals, while 111 other wanted persons were awaiting presentation to the courts that issued their warrants. —Emmanuel John Abris, INQUIRER.net intern