MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte joined law enforcers in destroying about P7.51-billion worth of illegal drugs at the Integrated Waste Management Inc. in Barangay Aguade, Trece Martires City in Cavite on Thursday.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said authorities incinerated a total of P7,510,840,985.32 worth of seized narcotics to comply with the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, which requires destruction of confiscated drugs within 24 hours after court’s inspection.
Specifically, the following drugs were incinerated:
Methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu (crystal meth) — P7,314,615,364
Liquid meth — P7,151,220
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