MANILA, Philippines — Anti-drug enforcers have so far arrested over 1,000 high-value targets this year, including 33 elected officials and 11 uniformed personnel. During the Senate hearing on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Director General Wilkins Villanueva said 1,121 high-value targets were nabbed from January to July in 2020. ADVERTISEMENTBased on the table Villanueva presented to senators, the arrested high-value targets included 33 elected officials, 11 uniformed personnel, 54 government employees and 57 foreign nationals. Some 447 high-value targets were also apprehended during high-impact operations. The PDEA chief said there are still 14,491 drug-affected barangays or 34.47 percent of 42,045 barangays in the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2020 03:11 UTC