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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized illegal drugs worth P56.37 billion from July 1, 2022 to January 31, 2025.
PDEA data released on Wednesday showed the agency confiscated in the two years and a half period a total of 121,022 pieces of ecstasy, 7,298.23 kilograms of shabu (crystal methamphetamine), 6,247.70 kg of marijuana and 89.19 kg of cocaine.
The agency also arrested 131,578 drug personalities and 8,404 high-value targets in 97,406 operations it conducted from July 2022 to January 2025.
The PDEA said its operatives dismantled 1,301 drug dens and three clandestine drug laboratories.
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The number of 鈥渄rug-cleared鈥� barangays remained at 29,390 while the number of 鈥渄rug-affected鈥� barangays remained at 6,113.
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鈥淭here are no changes on figures concerning the declaration of drug-cleared and drug-affected barangays because of the imposed moratorium on the [Barangay Drug Clearing Program] during the election period,鈥� the PDEA explained.