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ABUSED OF ILLEGAL DRUGS

Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) Cannabis

Methamphetamine Methylenedioxyme Cannabis or

Hydrochloride or thamphetamine Marijuana
Shabu (MDMA) or ecstasy Cultivation located
Main drug of abuse Affecting the in high altitude /
Average – affluent members mountainous areas
Php 6,800.00 of the society in the country
($130.77 USD) Average – Average –
per gram Php 1,700.00 Php 120.00 ($2.31
($32.70 USD) USD) per gram and
40 ($0.77 USD) per
per tablet stick
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 CANNABIS INDICA OR “KUSH”
a hybrid type of Marijuana

For the year 2018, ten (10) incidences of

seizure of marijuana kush were recorded in
Metro Manila with a total of 135.66
kilograms marijuana kush and 17.1911
grams of kush seeds.

This indicates that drug groups are

introducing new variety of drug to the
market.

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“KUSH” MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Date - October 7, 2018
Location - #58 Silicon St., Pillar
Village, Las Piñas City
Evidence Seized:
• 128 kilograms of kush
• 470.1 grams of dried kush
• 17.1911 grams of kush seeds

LATEST SEIZURE
Date – August 5, 2020
Location – Port of Clark
Evidence Seized:
• Kush and various marijuana-infused
products declared as shirts and
blankets worth P1.6 million
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ENTRY POINTS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS

AIRPORT SEAPORT

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COAST LINES MAIL AND PARCEL

Vulnerability of the country for drug smuggling is due to various

entry and exit points.
 TRAFFICKING THROUGH AIRPORT

Feb 3, 2020 - seized 4.125 Aug 10, 2020 – seized 13,824

kilograms of shabu at NAIA tables of ecstasy at NAIA

Mar 7, 2020 - seized 100

grams of shabu at Bacolod- June 15, 2020 – seized 5,205
Silay Airport in Silay City tables of ecstasy at NAIA

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 SMUGGLING THROUGH SEAPORT

August 7, 2018 – A shipment of 355 kilograms of shabu

hidden in magnetic lifters was intercepted at Container
August 15, 2020 – 12 kilograms of crystal Freight Station 3 MICP Access Road, Brgy 20 Zone 2,
meth or shabu worth P81.6 million were District 1, Tondo Manila
found by authorities in Mandaue City.

May 26, 2017 – seizure of 604 kilograms of shabu

January 16, 2020 – 20 kilograms of shabu hidden in 5 metal cylinders at 5510 de Castro
were seized at Matnog port in Sorsogon Subdivision Paso de Blas, Valenzuela City and 3050 F
province. Bautista St., Brgy Ugong, Valenzuela City.
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MAIL AND PARCEL INTERDICTION
2018 2019
Number of Interdiction 35 13
Operation
Confiscated Illegal 92.68 kgs of shabu 47.65 kgs of shabu
Drugs 16,714 tablets of ecstasy 2,759 tablets of ecstasy
1,109.5 grams of MJ Kush 447.94 grams of MJ Kush

June 30, 2020 – seizure of 547 grams of ecstasy,

28 grams of Kush and 500 pieces of ecstasy
tablets at the Central Mail Exchange Center in
Pasay City..
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CONCEALMENT METHOD
Most of the illegal drugs being transported are:
 Hidden in Chinese Tea Bags
 Hidden in false compartment of luggage/
suitcases
 Placed in the bottom part of luggage
 In sole of shoes
 Inside the handbags of the courier
 Hidden in milk boxes
 Hidden in chocolate pellets in a tin can
 Hidden in sealed ceramic boxes, tea bags,
shampoo bottles
 Toys
 CPU
 Magnetic Lifter
 Metal Cylinders
 Through ingestion or swallowing

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DISMANTLED METH Meth used to be smuggled into the country
in processed form. However, since 1997,
LABORATORIES IN there has been a trend to manufacture
THE COUNTRY shabu in the country.

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21 69

115 249
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METH LABORATORIES DISMANTLED
IN 2020
June 3, 2020 – meth lab was dismantled in
Biñan City, Laguna which led in the
confiscation of 1.57 kilos of shabu and
arrest of Samson Tan, a drug chemist.

August 20, 2020 – kitchen type meth lab

was dismantled in Subic, Zambales which
led in the confiscation of different types of
suspected controlled precursors and
essential chemicals (substances used in
the preparation of shabu) and assorted
laboratory equipment.

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 Drug trafficking organizations have expanded dramatically
 They adopted business practices of legitimate multi-national
corporations.
 Conduct their activities across several countries to minimize law
enforcement risks.
 Provide sources of financing and maximize profit.

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 CHINESE OR FILIPINO-CHINESE
DRUG SYNDICATE

They dominates the drug market in the country by

facilitating the production, manufacturing and bulk
smuggling of dangerous drugs.

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 AFRICAN DRUG SYNDICATES (ADS)

Nationality 2009-2018 2019 Total

Nigerian 29 1 30 The latest was the arrest of Kachi
Filipino 13 13 Cabergs @Wads and the confiscation
Indonesian 6 6 of 5 kilograms of shabu worth Php 34
Malaysian 7 7 million pesos on February 20, 2019 in
South African 5 5 Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon
Ghanaian 4 4 Avenue, Quezon City
Thai 3 3
Guinean 3 3
Ugandan 1 1
Venezuelan 2 2
Bolivian 1 1
Others 27 27
Total 101 1 102

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MEXICAN SINALOA DRUG CARTEL
They are associated with the Chinese Drug Group operating in the
country in order to penetrate the Philippine market.

The arrested member of Mexican Sinaloa Drug

Cartel, HORACIO HERRERA HERNANDEZ, last
January 2015 with seizure of 2.5 kilograms of
cocaine in Makati City was found guilty beyond
reasonable doubt in violation of Section 5, Article
II of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act on
February 13, 2019 in Makati City Regional Trial
Court Branch 63. Acting Presiding Judge Selma
Palacio Alaras sentenced the Mexican national to
life imprisonment and ordered him to pay a fine
of P500,000 to P10 million.

As of now, no monitored update on the Cartel’s

illegal drug activities within the country.
 GOLDEN TRIANGLE

The group is involved in large scale production of

methamphetamine in Myanmar and distribute the same in the
Asia Pacific region.
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 GOLDEN TRIANGLE (2018-2019)
LEGEND:
- Manufacturing

- Trafficking

118 kgs of meth 1 kg of meth

DEC 2019 in Quezon City 276 kgs of meth
JUN 2019 in Caloocan City
MAR 2019 in MICP

APR 2018 at
Santolan, Malabon
24 kgs of meth
JUN 2018 in Sta. Ana, Manila
166 kgs of meth
MAR 2019 in Ayala, Alabang

APR 2018 at
Tinajeros, Malabon
371 kgs of meth
NOV 2019 in Makati City 274 kgs of meth
FEB 2019 in Tanza, Cavite

APR 2018 at
Ibaan, Batangas

10 kgs of meth
18 JUN 2019 in Lipa City, Batangas
 GOLDEN TRIANGLE (2020)

9 kgs of meth
Jan 18, 2020 in Pasay City
8.98 kgs of meth
Mar 11, 2020 in Quezon City.

12 kgs of meth
Mar 22, 2020 in Taguig City

20 kgs of meth
JAN 2020 in Matnog, Sorsogon

10 kgs of meth
Jan 27, 2020 in Bacoor, Cavite.

12 kgs of meth
Aug 15, 2020 in Mandaue City.
15 kgs of meth 4.6 kgs of meth
Mar 5, 2020 in Bacoor, Cavite. Apr 8, 2020 in Carcar City, Cebu
GOLDEN TRIANGLE SYNDICATE
600 kgs of meth
MAY 2016 in Okinawa, Japan

105 kgs of meth 1.7 ton of meth and Laboratories

JUN 2019 in Lamphun, Thailand JAN-FEB 2018 in North Shan, Myanmar

300 kgs of meth

MAR 2019 in HCMC, Vietnam

1 ton of meth
JULY 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand

1.1 tons of meth

APR 2019 in HCMC, Vietnam
700 kgs of meth
MAR 2018 in Chumpon ,Thailand

556 kgs of meth
JUN 2019 in Subang Jaya, Malaysia
10 kgs of meth
JULY 2019 in Dong Thap Province,
Vietnam near the Cambodian border
2,060 kgs of meth
MAR 2019 in Ulu Tiram, Malaysia

1.6 tons of meth

JUN 2019 in Melbourne, Australia
1.2 ton of meth
May 2018 in Port Klang, Malaysia
52 kgs of meth
APR 2019 in Riau Province, Indonesia
208 kgs
FEB 2018
of meth
in Sabah, Malaysia
 LOCAL DRUG GROUPS

 Conduct drug trafficking activities within their territorial jurisdiction.

 They are the main operators of Drug dens and shabu tiangges.

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 FOREIGN NATIONALS ARRESTED
CY 2002-2019: 948 arrests Nationality 2002-2017 2018 2019 Total
Chinese (Mainland) 421 12 12 445
Chinese (Taiwan) 88 4 92
Chinese (Hong Kong) 12 3 15
Korean 27 3 4 34
American 53 4 2 59
Canadian 7 2 1 10
Nigerian 28 5 9 42
British 13 2 1 16
Indian 15 4 1 20
Sudanese 4 1 3 8
Thai 4 4
Indonesian 19 1 20
Others 159 16 8 183
Total 850 56 42 948

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 NEW DRUG TRENDS AND MODUS
OPERANDI OF THE DRUG SYNDICATE

SHIPSIDE SMUGGLING
On August 10, 2019, 9.5 kilograms of
shabu were recovered by fisherman
along the shoreline in Sitio Pagul, Brgy.
Pio del Pilar, Biri, Northern Samar.

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 NEW DRUG TRENDS AND MODUS
OPERANDI OF THE DRUG SYNDICATE

SHIPSIDE SMUGGLING
On September 6, 2019, an abandoned
speedboat was discovered along the shoreline
in Palauig, Zambales with 10 kilograms of
shabu worth P80-million left inside. No drug
personality was arrested during that time.

Abandoned speedboat along the shoreline in

Palauig, Zambales

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 NEW DRUG TRENDS AND MODUS
OPERANDI OF THE DRUG SYNDICATE

Shipside Smuggling
 The strict implementation of the anti-drug campaign in
the airports and seaports, prompted the drug
syndicates to change their modus operandi through
shipside smuggling considering the porous borders
and unpatrolled shorelines of the country.

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 INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Slide 20
 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Regular Meeting with

Counterparts
 Regular visit/courtesy call
to PDEA of foreign
counterparts
 Exchange visits of PDEA
with foreign counterparts

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Active Participation in International
Conferences
 International Drug Enforcement Conference
(IDEC)
 Anti-Drug Liaison Officials Meeting for
International Cooperation (ADLOMICO)
 Asia Pacific Information and Coordination
Center for Combating Drugs Crime (APICC)
 Asia-Pacific Operational Drug Enforcement
Conference (ADEC)
 Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
(CND)
 Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on
Drug Matters (ASOD)
 International Working Group Meeting on Drug
Smuggling Responses
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 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

 Successful interdiction operations in the country is a result of

cooperation and timely coordination from foreign counterparts

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 Local and International cooperation
among drug enforcement agencies and
with the help of the citizenry is
indispensable in defeating drug menace.
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SIGNED
JUNE 7, 2002

PUBLISHED
JUNE 19, 2002

TOOK EFFECT
JULY 4, 2002
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

•Serves as the implementing arm of DDB

•Shall be responsible for the efficient and effective
law enforcement of all the provisions on any DD
and/or CPECS as provided in this act.

SECTION 82: CREATION OF PDEA

R.A. 9165: ARTICLE II
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

UNLAWFUL ACTS
AND
PENALTIES
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 5,
ARTICLE II

Sale, Trading,
Administration,
Dispensation,
Delivery,
Distribution and
Transportation
of DD and/or MAXIMUM PENALTY:
CPECs • Life imprisonment
• Fine
• Php 500,000 to 10,000,000
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 6,
ARTICLE II

Maintenance of
a Den, Dive or
Resort
MAXIMUM PENALTY:
• Life imprisonment
• Fine
• Php 500,000 to 10,000,000
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 7,
ARTICLE II

Employees and
Visitors of a
Den, Dive or
Resort

MAXIMUM PENALTY:
• 12 yrs and 1 day to 20 yrs
• Fine Php 100,000 to 500,000
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 11,
ARTICLE II

POSSESION OF
DANGEROUS
DRUGS

MAXIMUM PENALTY:
• Life imprisonment
• Fine
• Php 500,000 to 10,000,000
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 12,
ARTICLE II

Possession of
Equipment,
Instrument,
Apparatus, and
other
MAXIMUM PENALTY:
Paraphernalia for
• 6 mos and 1 day to 4 yrs
DDs • Fine
• Php 10,000 to 50,000
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 13,
ARTICLE II

Possession of
DDs During
Social Gatherings
or Meetings
MAXIMUM PENALTY:
• Life imprisonment
• Fine
• Php 500,000 to 10,000,000
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 15,
ARTICLE II

Use of
Dangerous
Drugs
PENALTY:
1ST OFFENSE - minimum of 6 mos of
rehabilitation
2ND OFFENSE - 6 yrs and 1 day to 12 yrs
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 36-D,
ARTICLE II

MANDATORY
DRUG TEST:
• Officers and
Employees of
Public and
private Offices
REPUBLIC ACT 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

SECTION 38,
ARTICLE II

MANDATORY
DRUG TEST:
• Apprehended/
arrested
offenders of
RA 9165
 SECTION 43,
ARTICLE II

SCHOOL
CURRICULA

INTEGRATION OF INSTRUCTION OF DRUG ABUSE

PREVENTION AND CONTROL:
•Ill effects of abuse and misuse of DD
•Preventive measures vs. DD
•Implication of drug problem on
•Health, socio-cultural, psychological, legal and economic
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