The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday reported to have seized over P3.7 billion worth of illegal drugs from 18 regions in the country during the first six months of the administration’s brutal anti-illegal drug campaign. Duterte won on a campaign promise of solving the country’s drug problems six months into office, but fell short. READ: Duterte wants war on crime, drugs extended for 6 more monthsNAIDMC collected the said figures from 18 Police Regional Offices, not including the illegal drugs seized by the PNP Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (AIDG) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). PNP noted that the AIDG and the CIDG have separate reports on the illegal drugs they have seized from their operations. READ: THE KILL LISTWhile the PNP still continues its campaign against illegal drugs, the agency now intends to focus more on the arrest of high-value target personalities and the development of government’s Barangay (village) Drug Clearing Strategy.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 14, 2017 08:47 UTC