PDEA destroys P162.5-M illegal drugs, expired medicines in Zamboanga Sur

Inquirer.net - Nov 12, 2026

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Anti-narcotics operatives on Thursday destroyed P162.52 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs and regulated medicines in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, in a bid to prevent the seized contraband from being recycled back into the streets. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Zamboanga Peninsula (PDEA-9) led the thermal destruction of

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