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Friday, October 13, 2017
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MANILA – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed yesterday P10.67 million worth of controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs), together with laboratory equipment for the production of shabu.
Destroyed through chemical treatment were 228 liters of liquid chemicals composed of xylene chemicals, hydrochloric acid, chloroform, pytridine, benzaldehyde, and ethanol worth P204,082, PDEA director general Aaron Aquino said.
Also destroyed were 3,814,070 grams of solid chemicals composed of caustic soda/sodium hydroxide, palladium, iodine, calcium chloride, red phosphorous, sodium acetate, barium sulfate, sodium sulfate, copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate, and caffeine worth P9,446,436.
Assorted laboratory equipment with an estimated value of P1,020,744 that were confiscated during antidrug operations were smashed, too.
The destruction was held at the Green Planet Management, Inc. in Barangay Punturin, Valenzuela City, a Department of Environment and Natural Resources-accredited treatment facility.
“PDEA continues to regularly destroy illegal drugs, CPECs and laboratory equipment right before the public, allaying any misconception that these pieces of drug and non-drug evidence are being recycled or peddled back in the streets,” Aquino said.
Atty. Nilo Geonzon, who represented the event’s guest of honor and speaker, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Surigao del Norte, 2nd District), led the destruction ceremony.
Key officials of PDEA, representatives from the Department of Justice, Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), nongovernment organizations, and barangay officials witnessed the destruction.
The destruction was in compliance with Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and DDB Regulation No.1 series of 2002. (PNA)
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