MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday destroyed P1.295 billion worth of seized illegal drugs in a ceremony in Trece Martires City, Cavite.
The drugs were destroyed using thermal decomposition or thermolysis — the process of breaking down chemical compounds by heat. According to PDEA, the seized drugs were destroyed at 1,000 degrees Celsius.
“We want to assure the public that all seized illegal drugs under the custody of PDEA will all be destroyed, thus allaying fears of recycling,” PDEA director general Wilkins Villanueva said in a statement.
He added that the destruction was in response to the directive of President R…
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