The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized P6.9 billion worth of illegal drugs during its operations in the first quarter of 2025.
This was according to PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez in a press conference on Friday.
鈥淧DEA and other law enforcement agencies conducted 10,161 operations that resulted in the arrest of 13,497 persons and the seizure of P6.9 billion worth of illegal drugs,鈥� he said.
The agency鈥檚 Plans and operations Director Wardley Getalla detailed that, among the 13,497 arrests in the first quarter, the anti-illegal drug body apprehended 45 government employees, 22 elected government officials and 5 uniformed personnel.
49 鈥渢arget-listed鈥� personalities, 24 regional 鈥渢arget-listed鈥� personalities, and four drug group leaders were also arrested during the 2025 first quarter operations, Getalla added.
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Further, according to data shared by Nerez at the briefing, the agency seized the following between January 1 and March 31, 2025:
- 1,056.40 kilograms of dried marijuana leaves and bricks
- 927.44 kg of shabu (crystal meth)
- 142.30 kgs of marijuana fruiting tops
- 95.01 kg of marijuana stalks
- 60.62 kg of marijuana kush
- 8.43 kg of cocaine
- 1,502,037 pieces of marijuana plants
- 11,305 pieces of marijuana seedlings
- 8,134 pieces of ecstasy