Over 24K barangays now 'drug-cleared': PDEA
BUSTED.Authorities confiscate PHP340,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Caranglaan, Dagupan City on Dec. 5, 2021. The suspects, identified as live-in partners Isidro Caita and Esperanza Talay, were considered regional high-value targets.(Photo courtesy of PDEA Pangasinan Facebook page) MANILA - More than 24,000 barangays across the country have been cleared from illegal drugs since the start of the Duterte administration's crackdown on illegal drugs in 2016. Based on the latest Real Numbers data released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tues...