CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) has confirmed that Cebu is one of the provinces where drug groups still roost. PDEA-7 spokesperson, Leia Albiar, confirmed to CDN Digital in a text message that Cebu was among the areas where some of the 186 local drug groups had been […]
At least 80 kilos of illegal drugs with an estimated dangerous drugs board value of P194.2 million, confiscated by the Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas operations, and the Police are set to be destroyed by thermal destruction on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the Apo Cement Compound, Barangay Tina-an, Naga City, Cebu.| CDN Digital file photo — Alven Timtim
PDEA-7 spokesperson, Leia Albiar, confirmed to CDN Digital in a text message that Cebu was among the areas where some of the 186 local drug groups had been identified. She said that PDEA-7 had been constantly monitoring Metro Cebu and the rest of the region as drug trading has continued rampantly despite continuous crackdowns of drug dens.
However, Aquino could not quantify how many international drug rings were in the country but he cited the recent capture of alleged drug lord Hong Liangyi, the supposed head of the Dragon Wu drug syndicate.
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