Negros cops seize P107 M worth of illegal drugs from January to December
BACOLOD CITY -- Policemen in Negros Occidental seized a total of P107,580,781.88 worth of illegal drugs from January 1 to Dec. 15, 2022.
Based on the record of the Negros Occidental police, 15,670 grams of shabu and 8,569.92 grams of marijuana were confiscated during the said period.
The provincial police headquarters conducted 678 police operations and arrested 843 persons.
Lt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of Negros Occidental police, said the huge drug recovery was owing to the ease on the people’s movement after two years of pandemic.
This means, drug suspects have a market for them to sell the illegal drugs, he added.
“It could be another problem for us if we did not recover these prior to its distribution in communities, as this can lead to criminalities,” said Catalogo.