PDEA Pangasinan seizes P2.7-B illegal drugs

• Published date: 21 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized PHP2.7 billion worth of shabu and a variety of marijuana in their operations from January to Nov. 15 this year.

In an interview on Monday, PDEA Pangasinan provincial head Rechie Camacho said they have confiscated 360 kilos and 774 grams of shabu valued at PHP2.45 billion.

Camacho said 2.6 kilos of dried marijuana, 651 grams of marijuana kush (high-grade value marijuana), and 600-milliliter marijuana oil worth PHP2.4 million were also seized.

He said they have arrested 34 high-value targets and conducted four high-impact operations, including the arrest of four individuals --one of them a Chinese national, in a buy-bust in Pozorrubio town in August.

Camacho said there are now six Balay Silangan in the province. However, only one is operational, to date.

'Every local government unit in the country is required to establish the Balay Silangan to attain drug-cleared status,' he said.

The initial...