• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 reported the confiscation of P235 million worth of suspected shabu and dried marijuana leaves in Western Visayas in the first six months of 2024.
PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, police regional spokesman, said the illegal drugs were seized in 1,208 anti-drug operations regionwide.
These include 34.2 kilos of suspected shabu and 20.2 kilos of dried marijuana from 1,600 arrested drug peddlers.
The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) ranked number one, with 593 drug suspects apprehended while the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested 205 peddlers.
The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) trailed behind NOCPPO, with 300 suspects arrested, followed by Iloilo PPO, 270; Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU)-6, 72; Capiz PPO, 67; Aklan PPO, 39; Antique and Guimaras PPOs, 27 each.
The RPDEU-6 has the highest volume of illegal drugs seized at P71 million, followed by ICPO and Iloilo PPO, with P68 million and P53 million, respectively.
“May these number of arrests serve as a stern warning to those who still engage in the illegal drugs trade to stop and surrender to authorities,” PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, police regional director, said in a statement. | GB
