Philippines arrests over 57,000 people in anti-drug operations in 2024

[Manila News] - 12/22/2024

MANILA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it has arrested 57,129 people and seized illicit drugs worth 20.7 billion pesos (roughly 352 million U.S. dollars) on the black market during its anti-drug operations conducted from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15 this year. PNP (…)



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