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GMA Network
3 days ago
- GMA Network
Marcos witnesses drug destruction in Tarlac
CAPAS CITY - President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday witnessed the destruction of P9,484,134,038.62 worth of dangerous drugs at the Clean Leaf International Corporation in Tarlac province. Together with the president was Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. Among the illegal drugs destroyed were the 1,304.604 kilograms of floating packs of shabu, which have an estimated value of P8,871,307,200.00. These floating shabu were recovered by local fishermen off the waters of Zambales, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Cagayan. Meanwhile, PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani Nerez said the destruction activity was in response to the President's order to destroy all illegal drugs as quickly as possible with nothing spared. 'The destruction process was made in full transparency and in compliance with the requirements of the law on the custody and disposition of seized dangerous drugs. PDEA kept under close watch until the drugs were completely reduced to ashes,' Nerez said in a separate press release. When it comes to the recovered floating shabu where no person is arrested and no criminal case was lodged; the drugs were destroyed on account of a sworn certification issued by the Director General pursuant to Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Regulation No. 1 Series of 2002. —KG, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
4 days ago
- GMA Network
Marcos conducts inspection of over P8.87B seized illegal drugs
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos on Tuesday conducted an inspection of the confiscated illegal drugs during recent operations, with a value of more than P8.87 billion. Among those inspected by Marcos are the floating suspected shabu in the provinces in Luzon. There were also evidence drugs, which were already directed by the courts to be destroyed. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that up for destruction through thermal decomposition are the 1,304.604 kilograms of shabu packs, with an estimated street price of P8,871,307,200. These were found drifting in the waters of Zambales, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Cagayan. Since no person was apprehended and no criminal case was filed, the illegal drugs will be destroyed on account of a written order issued by the PDEA Director General. Present during the inspection were Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Nicolas Torre III. In a BBM Podcast, the President admitted that the drug menace remains prevalent in the country, prompting him to task authorities to double down on solving the problem. Marcos also said he wants law enforcers to go after small-scale drug dealers while strictly upholding due process in their anti-drug operations. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
