The campaign also included rehabilitation of drug users in partnership with local governments, nongovernment organizations, and other government agencies. In Iloilo City, the Western Visayas regional police confirmed that more than half of villages in the region’s five provinces had been classified as “affected” by illegal drugs. Gilbert Gorero, regional police spokesperson, said 1,944 of 3,389 barangays (57 percent) in the region were affected by illegal drugs. Police earlier reported a decline in the drug supply in Western Visayas following the murder of alleged drug lord Melvin Odicta and his wife, Meriam. Police said they are monitoring “new players” in the illegal drug trade attempting to operate in Western Visayas.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2016 17:43 UTC