MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized PHP415.63 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 126 suspects in 81 nationwide operations Oct. 8 to 14.
In a news release Sunday, the PDEA said the operations included buy-busts, interdiction activities, marijuana eradication, search and seizure operations, and the implementation of search warrants.
Of those arrested, 74 were alleged drug pushers, 24 drug den visitors or clients, 10 drug den maintainers or owners, nine drug den employees, seven drug possessors and two drug importers.
They will face charges under Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
Confiscated items included 57,280.33 grams of shabu, 11.40 ml of liquid shabu, 247.51 grams of cocaine, 782 ecstasy tablets, 928.80 grams of marijuana kush, 8.77 grams of dried marijuana leaves, 5,000 marijuana seedlings, 900 marijuana plants, 78 grams of marijuana oil, 4,358 grams of ketamine, 90 Bromazepam tablets and 86 benzodiazepine tablets.
The PDEA said the seized items were placed in government custody for forensic examination and will be presented as evidence in court.
