Up in smoke: P96-M illegal drugs incinerated in Western Visayas

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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas (Region 6) burned P95,549,936.82 worth of illegal drugs through thermal destruction at the Acropolis Gardens in Barangay Bata here Friday, June 24.

PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency -Western Visayas Director Alex Tablate leads the thermal destruction of P96-million illegal drugs at the Acropolis Gardens in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City Friday, June 24.

Tablate said that 11,723.60 grams of shabu worth P93,788,833.60 and 12,431.0244 grams of marijuana valued at P1,761,103.2267 were destroyed. Abueva cited Section 21 of RA 9165 that states: “After the filing of the criminal case, the court shall, within 72 hours, conduct an ocular inspection of the confiscated, seized and/or surrendered dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, and controlled precursors and essential chemicals, including the instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment, and through the PDEA shall within 24 hours thereafter proceed with the destruction or burning of the same, in the presence of the...

 

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