Going by official records, drug-related killings continue, although on a much reduced scale compared to the numbers during the previous administration.
The year ended on a sour note for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency after three of its agents were arrested and exposed to be recycling illegal drugs they seized in law enforcement operations.
The head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Metro Manila was sacked from his post following the incident in Taguig Cuity wherein three agents were arrested for allegedly selling recycled shabu inside their office.
Christian Frivaldo was replaced by Emerson Rosales PDEA-National Ca
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