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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
