Sixty-nine suspected drug peddlers were arrested, and more than P2.49 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate police operations across the Ilocos Region from Aug. 15 to 21, police said on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. INQUIRER FILES
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Sixty-nine suspected drug peddlers were arrested, and more than P2.49 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate police operations across the Ilocos Region from Aug. 15 to 21, police said on Sunday.
The Ilocos regional police office said its operatives confiscated 365.519 grams of suspected shabu and 36.3 grams of dried marijuana leaves during the weeklong operations. Collectively, the seized contraband had an estimated standard drug price of P2,489,885.20.
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