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BACOLOD CITY - A total of 348 villages in Negros Occidental have been declared clear of illegal drugs as of July this year, which is equivalent to 57.9 percent of the province's 601 barangays, figures of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-) showed. Jyxyvzcky Escrupulo, head of PDEA-Negros Occidental Provincial Office, said on Monday that 12 more villages were added from the previous 336 before this month's deliberations. "There are applicant barangays that cannot proceed with the process due to (lack of) documentary requirements and sometimes, there are newly-identified drug personalities (in the barangay)," Escrupulo added. She said both the documents submitted by the candidate barangays and the possible drug personalities in the villages are being scrutinized during the deliberations. In this province's capital city, at least 13 out of its 61 barangays are considered drug-cleared. "The barangay drug clearing in Bacolod is challenging. It is a high ....
BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has acknowledged the challenges it is facing in the campaign against illegal drugs, but vowed to be relentless in pursuing those involved in its operations. Following a series of multi-million drug hauls in northern Negros this year, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas (PDEA-6) considers the province a major challenge area in the region. Lt. Abegael Donasco, the spokesperson of NOCPPO, said on Tuesday Negros Occidental is being used as a transit area of drugs supply bound for neighboring provinces and regions. "We consistently conduct monitoring operations. There are many things that we still have to work on. There are still small-time drug users and sellers," she added. Donasco said they tap the force multipliers and members of the barangay intelligence network to help the police locate the presence of individuals involved in illegal drugs, while it is the PDEA that pursues big-time ....
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas Director Alex Tablate (center) leads the thermal destruction of P96-million illegal drugs at the Acropolis Gardens in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City Friday, June 24. (Glazyl Masculino)
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ILLEGAL DRUGS BURNED. Personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Western Visayas place the seized illegal drugs for destruction in the crematorium machine of the Acropolis Gardens in Bacolod City on Friday afternoon (June 24, 2022). Almost PHP96 million worth of drugs used as evidence before the courts in the cities of Bacolod, San Carlos City, and Iloilo were destroyed.(PNA photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver) BACOLOD CITY - Personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas (PDEA-6) destroyed almost PHP96 million worth of seized illegal drugs in the crematorium machine of the Acropolis Gardens in Bacolod City on Friday afternoon. The destruction covered 11.723 kilos of shabu worth PHP93.788 million and 12.431 kilos of marijuana valued at PHP1.76 million. "So far, this is the biggest volume that we have destroyed in one setting," said PDEA-6 Regional Director Alex Tablate. The destroyed dangerous drugs were presented as evidence in various cases fil ....