The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed numerous dangerous narcotics, controlled precursors, and essential chemicals (CPECs) valued at over PHP7.2 billion at the Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) facility in Trece Martires City, Cavite on Tuesday.
A total of 1.4 million grams of dangerous substances and a net volume of 101.8 milliliters of drug evidence that PDEA and other law enforcement agencies had seized during anti-drug operations were destroyed.
According to the PDEA Laboratory Service's consolidated report, the illegal substances included 1.06 million grams of shabu valued at PHP7.2 billion, 317.4 kilograms of marijuana worth PHP38 million, 230.4 grams of cocaine, 9,169 grams of ecstasy, and 1,037.8 grams of ketamine, among others.
PDEA highlighted in a statement that the seized harmful pharmaceuticals were eliminated using thermal decomposition, also known as thermolysis, which entails utilizing extremely high heat to break down chemical molecules.
The event was observed by key PDEA officials as well as representatives from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Barangay Aguado, Trece Martires City local officials, the Philippine National Police, and other law enforcement agencies, non-government organizations, and media partners.
On Monday at the PDEA National Headquarters in Quezon City, the PDEA gave four informants monetary awards totaling PHP11.2 million.
The informant "Mambo" who gave information to the PDEA Intelligence Service on three different occasions, all of which led to successful anti-drug operations, won the greatest prize, totaling PHP6 million.
