High-value target (HVT) illegal drug pushers were arrested during separate drug buy-bust operations in the month of February, a top official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Bicol said. In a bid to accelerate the anti-drug campaign in Bicol, Frivaldo said PDEA has created in every province an anti-illegal drug oversight committee in collaboration with the Philippine National Police (PNP). The committee, he noted, regularly checks illegal drug operations in the region specifically the status of narcotics supply and demand reduction campaign. Frivaldo said there was no reported killing of drug users and pushers since PDEA took over the operations of the anti-drug campaign in Bicol. Frivaldo also said that the anti-illegal drug oversight committee plans to clear at least five villages per province in Bicol every month.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 05, 2018 07:30 UTC