Metro Manila cops seize nearly P86-M illegal drugs in 2-day ops

FILE: PDEA Director General Wilkins M Villanueva said the illegal drugs were confiscated from suspects identified as Wille Lu Tan, alias Chen Bien, 42 years old; Antong Wong, with aliases Wang Zhong Chun and Wang Min, 28 years old; Chen Zhin, 79 years old; and Joseph Dy, 42 years old, all Chinese nationals. (Photo: PDEA Top Stories/Facebook)

MANILA – Police officers in Metro Manila seized PHP85.8 million worth of illegal drugs in two-day operations, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said on Friday.

Citing the latest data, Nartatez said this is equivalent to 12.6 kg. of shabu and 165 grams of marijuana, with an estimated street value of PHP85,882,256, and confiscated in 31 operations from May 16 to 17.

The contraband was seized from 51 arrested suspects, he added.

The suspects will be facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

The five districts covered by the NCRPO are the Manila Police District (MPD), Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Northern Police District (NPD), Southern Police District (SPD), and Eastern Police District (EPD).

During his speech at the opening of the 33rd Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ33) in Vienna, Austria on May 13, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has implemented various measures to combat crimes, such as the supply reduction efforts in the country’s war against drugs.

Abalos said approximately USD587 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in the administration’s first two years, which was a “700 percent increase from previous years and with minimal loss of life.”