A total of P46.59 billion worth of illegal drugs, laboratory equipment and controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPEC) were seized so far under the administration of President Marcos , the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported on Thursday, Aug. 29.
In its latest "The Numbers of the National Anti-Drug Campaign" report, the PDEA said that 6,059.82 kilograms (kgs) of shabu, 74.69 kgs of cocaine, 5,213.51 kgs of marijuana and 107,271 pieces of ecstasy were confiscated from July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2024.
The PDEA report also indicated that 6,762 high-value targets were arrested in 78,257 anti-drug operations conducted by the various government authorities nationwide.
In the same period, government authorities dismantled 1,084 drug dens and one clandestine laboratory.
With the government’s relentless anti-drug operations, the PDEA noted that 28,866 barangays are now drug-cleared as only 6,650 barangays remain drug affected.
A drug-cleared barangay refers to a village that was previously classified as drug-affected and underwent a barangay drug clearing program. Their status as "cleared" will be declared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC).
In totality, the PDEA report disclosed that a total of 106,313 drug personalities were nabbed during the said period.