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14 ANNUAL REPORT 2011

National Anti-Drug Accomplishments

The year 2011 is another successful year in the enforcement of the anti-drug law in the country despite various challenges.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, local government units, various sectors and the community, had successfully hurt the operations and finances of the drug syndicates operating in the country.

Operations conducted

A total of 12,269 operations were conducted for the year in various parts of the country. While not all operations conducted ended in seizure or arrest, they had significantly disrupted the illicit drug operations of drug syndicates, including trade and manufacturing.

PDEA Agents entering the target house in one of the operations in Regional Office 1.


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Drug Personalities Arrested

This year’s anti-drug operations led to the arrest of 10,636 drug personalities. Most of these personalities are male.

Table 1. Anti-drug operations conducted in 2011

Table 2. Arrested drug personalities

TYPE OF OPERATIONS NUMBERBuy Bust 5,917Search Warrant 690Warrant of Arrest 88Interdiction 115Marijuana Eradication 80In Flagrante 1,819Search and Seizure 767Test Buy 601Casing/Surveillance 2,018Others 174

TOTAL 12,269

Type of Drug Personalities NumberUser 3,427Pusher 5,330Possessor 1,615Financier 24Courier 25Cultivator 37Trafficker 11Manufacturer 6Cohort 43Visitor of Drug Den 62Protector/Coddler 2Maintainer of Drug Den 50Others 4TOTAL 10,636

Of the total arrested drug personalities for the year, 45 are foreign nationals who are involved in possession, trafficking and manufacturing of illegal drugs. Among those arrested foreign nationals are Chinese who are also in the watchlist of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

CONTROLLED DELIvERY

In some circumstances, the seizure of precursors orlaboratory equipment may lead to the arrest of onlylow level criminals. It is, then, better to conduct a“controlled delivery.”

A controlled delivery is an investigative technique that allows an unlawful or suspect consignment of any dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursor and essential chemicals, equipment or paraphernalia, or property believed to derived directly or indirectly from any offense, to pass into, through or out of the country under the supervision of an authorized officer, with a view to gather evidence to identify any person involved in any dangerous drugs-related offense, or to facilitate prosecution of that offense.

The seizing of dangerous drugs or controlled precursors and essential chemicals or substances substituted for them and the detaining of the courier/sare suspended in the conduct of controlled delivery in order to bring further the operation to the next levelwhich may include the following:

a. Identification, arrest and conviction of offenders;

b. Disruption and dismantling of criminal organizations engaged in the illegal activity;

c. Identification of additional and higher level offenders and obtain further evidence;

d. Establishment of proof that the suspects involved are knowingly in possession of illegal substance/s; and

e. Identify the offender/s assets for consideration in financial investigation.

In order to carry out a controlled delivery, certain conditions need to exist:

The suspect or driver needs to provide full cooperation and information regarding the delivery; and

The person receiving the shipment or consignee should not know that the shipment has been intercepted.

For the year 2011, three cases of controlled delivery were successfully conducted in the country that resulted in the arrest of foreign and Filipino drug personalities and the seizure of dangerous drugs, specifically cocaine and shabu, with an estimated value of 18 million pesos.



Table 3. Arrested foreign nationals

PDEA operatives conducting inventory of seized evidence.

Nationality No. CategoryAfrican 2 CohortAustralian 1 PossessorBotswanian 1 Cohort

British 2Possessor (1)Pusher (1)

Chinese 19

Possessor (7)Pusher (6)Manufacturer (4)Trafficker (1)Courier (1)

German 2 PossessorGhana 1 CourierGuinean 1 PusherIndonesian 1 Courier

Kenyan 2Trafficker (1)Importer (1)

Korean 2Possessor (1)Pusher (1)

New Zealander 1 User

Nigerian 5Pusher (4)Cohort (1)

Polish 1 TraffickerSouth African 1 PusherThai 1 CourierTogolese 1 FinancierVietnamese 1 CourierTOTAL 45

Minors Arrested

It is also unfortunate to note that among the arrested personalities for the year, 150 are minors who are either users, used as runners, workers in marijuana plantations or used in concealing illegal drugs.

Arrested minors are turned-over to DSWD pursuant to the provisions of R.A. 9344 also known as the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.”

African Drug Syndicates and Drug Couriers Arrested

With the unceasing campaign against syndicates victimizing Filipinos as drug couriers, law enforcement agencies/units continued to conduct operations against African Drug Syndicates (ADS). The ADS are behind the operations of drug couriers and recruitment of Filipinos as drug couriers.

This year, 37 members of ADS were arrested. Of these, 26 are foreign nationals and 11 are Filipino couriers.

Drug Groups Neutralized

The domino effects of the arrest of drug personalities include neutralization of drug groups. These drugs groups are responsible for orchestrating illegal drug activities which include financing and big time trafficking. For the year, 259 local drug groups were neutralized.

Age Number of Arrested Minors9 111 112 213 214 815 2416 4417 68

TOTAL 150

Table 4. Breakdown of arrested minors for 2011 by age




declared to revoke the licenses of those manufacturers who will fail to surrender their products containing poppy seeds. A joint advisory of PDEA, DOH and FDA was also issued informing the public on the Immediate Turn-over/ Surrender of poppy seeds and products containing poppy seeds. This was published in February 2011.

For the period, a total of 1,846 kilograms and 9 liters of poppy seeds and products containing poppy seeds were surrendered by companies, distributors and importers.

JOINT OPERATION AgAINST PROLIFERATIONOF POPPY SEEDS

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) reported to the PDEA thru the NALECC-Sub-Committee on Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Chemicals (SCDDCC) that a certain restaurant located in Quezon City is selling opium poppy seeds for culinary purposes.

Series of test buys conducted and the sample seeds were subjected to laboratory analysis by the PNP, NBI and PDEA. Tests by the PDEA Laboratory Service yielded positive results for the presence of Thebaine, a derivative of opium. Further testing on the samples of opium poppy seeds were conducted to validate the initial laboratory results.

The laboratory evaluation of processed poppy seeds conducted by the PDEA confirmed that the seeds are positive for the presence of opium alkaloids thus proving that the poppy seeds proliferating in the market as condiment, baking and cooking ingredients are classified as dangerous drug.

In line with the efforts to immediately address the growing concern over the issue of opium poppy seeds, the PDEA, in coordination with the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), urged the manufacturers to recall all kinds of food products containing poppy seeds from their shelves and cancel their forthcoming delivery.

The FDA also denied all applications for registration of poppy seeds and poppy seeds-containing products and

R:Turn-over of products containing poppy seeds from the identified manufacturers by the FDA to PDEA, B: Sample products containing poppy seeds.

Kenyan drug courier arrestedin Cebu.

Drug personality arrested by a lady PDEA Agent during the dismantling of a shabu laboratory.



Various shabu laboratory equipment. Packs of cocaine.

Various chemicals and precursors. Firearms, money and ammunition.

Sachets of shabu. Packs of shabu and paraphernalia.

Seized Drugs, Precursors, Chemicals, Laboratory Equipment and Non-drug Evidence




Seized Dangerous Drugs (DDs), Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals (CPECs) and Laboratory Equipment

Illegal drug operators suffered an estimated loss of Php4.6 billion on seized dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs), and laboratory equipment.

Value of seized shabu totaled Php3.6 billion and the aggregate value of marijuana

and its derivatives seized, which include plants, seedlings, seeds, dried leaves, hashish, cigarette sticks, stalks and tea bags, amounted to Php951.5 million.

Seizure of Nubaine implies continued use of this drug by People Who Inject Drugs (PWIDS).

Table 5. Volume and value of seized DDs, CPECs and laboratory equipment and non-drug evidence

Particulars volume value (in Peso) Shabu - 3,613,991,582.31 Crystals/powder (grams) 254,262.89 3,000,209,342.31 Liquid (liters) 173.53 613,782,240.00 Marijuana - 951,587,893.84 plants (pieces) 3,955,546 791,109,200.00 seedlings (pieces) 1,670,227 66,809,080.00 stalks (pieces) 48,222 6,027,750.00 seeds (grams) 2,854.18 71,354.50 dried leaves (grams) 596,450.06 32,804,753.58 bricks (grams) 318,103.23 17,495,677.76 bricks (pieces) 17 935,000.00 fruiting tops (grams) 614,104.08 33,775,724.35 hashish (grams) 10,218.86 2,554,715.65 mg teabags (grams) 74.00 4,070.00 mj sticks (pieces) 71 568.00 Cocaine (grams) 17,823.04 89,115,210.00 Ecstacy (pieces) 993 1,191,600.00 Ketamine (grams) 1.00 5,005.50 Ephedrine (grams) 106.31 170,097.76 Pseudo Ephedrine (liters) 0.67 232.14 Other Dangerous Drugs - 2,108.75 Valium/Diazepam (tablet) 9.00 348.75 Nubain Ampules (pieces) 88 1,760.00 CPECS and Other Chemicals 11,943,268.49 Hydrochloric Acid (liters) 11.09 887.63 Toluene (liters) 31,313.28 10,823,169.65 Acetone (liters) 20.78 4,508.18 Thionyl Chloride (liters) 0.50 50.00 Methanol (liters) 5.61 656.50 Sodium hydroxide ((grams) 126,311.47 187,033.15 Barium sulfate (grams) 1,350.00 405.00 Choloroform (liters) 3.80 3,074.20 Other CPECS - 923,484.19 Non Drug Evidence - 1,120,485.00 Total value of Drugs and Non-Drug Evidence 4,669,127,483.79



Clandestine Laboratories Dismantled

Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, commonly known as “Shabu”, is still the number one drug of abuse in the Philippines. For the year, various operations were conducted which led to the dismantling of six shabu laboratories. Seized from these laboratories are shabu, precursors, essential chemicals, and assorted laboratory equipment with an estimated value of Php622.7 million. All these dismantled clandestine laboratories are classified as kitchen type, which are small shabu laboratories that can produce at least 50 grams of shabu in an hour with an estimated value of half million pesos.

No. Date Dismantled Classification Location Items Seized/

Recovered value in PhP

1 Feb. 4, 2011 Kitchen TypeUnit 1, Silverwood

Townhouse, Victoneta Ave., Potrero, Malabon

Controlled Precursor and Essential Chemicals & Laboratory Equipment

584,700,122.87.00

2 Feb. 24, 2011 Kitchen Type Asuncion St., Morning Breeze, Caloocan City

Shabu and Essential Chemicals 4,142,608.30

3 Feb. 25, 2011 Kitchen Type1834 Yokohama St., Sajura

Executive Subd., Brgy. Marawoy, Lipa City Batangas

Shabu, Pseudoephedrine and Essential Chemicals

26,498,717.46

4 June 30,2011 Kitchen Type Brgy. Sta. Monica, Sta. Rita, Pampanga

Amphetamine, Methamphetamine

and Essential Chemicals666,357.75

5 June 30,2011 Kitchen TypeBlock 6, Lot. 2, Irvine Place

1, Filinvest East Homes, Antipolo City

Cocaine, Methamphetamine,

Ephedrine, Diazepam, Amphetamine, MDMA

and Essential Chemicals

3,689,994.93

6 Aug. 23, 2011 Kitchen Type#90 Dangay St. Brgy.

Veterans Village, Project 7, Quezon City

Shabu, Ephedrine, Ketamine, Essential

Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment

3,032,228.85

TOTAL 622,730,030.16

Table 6. Clandestine laboratories dismantled in 2011

PDEA Agents conduct inventory of cocaine and other drugs seized in an operation.




This unit housed the kitchen type laboratory in Antipolo City.

Laboratory equipment seized in the dismantling operation.

Entering team during the dismantling operation.



Marijuana Plantation Sites Eradicated

Some areas of the country are conducive for marijuana cultivation, especially in the mountainous areas of Northern Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Mindanao. Marijuana produced in the country are distributed locally and exported to other countries.

For the year, a total of 129 marijuana plantation sites were eradicated nationwide. Value of seized marijuana had an estimated value of Php559.7 million.

A PDEA agent uproots marijuana plants in Sitio Bay-o, Santol, La Union.




Date Area No. of Sites value of Marijuana Eradicated (in Php)

10 Jan Sitio Pingew, Sagubo, Kapangan, Benguet 6 108,000.0025 Jan Sitio Sagingsing, Brgy. Sasaba, Santol, La Union 6 31,792,000.0005 Feb Brgy. San Jose, Maasin City 1 35,600.0008 Feb Sitio Bay-o, Brgy Sasaba, Santol, La Union 3 220,800,000.0011 Feb Kibungan, Benguet 2 14,400,000.0013 Feb Kayapa, Bakun, Benguet/Kibungan, Benguet/Sugpon, Ilocos Sur 25 16,817,000.0021 Feb Bakun, Benguet 15 7,846,000.0012 Mar Brgy. Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet 4 19,478,800.0025 Mar Brgy. Bagu, Bakun, Benguet 4 1,196,000.0006 Apr Sitio Bileng, Brgy. Sagpat, Kibungan, Benguet 1 200,000.0013 Apr Sitio Yugok, Brgy. Dinewede West, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur 2 6,000,000.0020 Apr Sitio Allog, Brgy Balong, Tabuk, Kalinga 1 5,250,000.0020 Apr Sitio Paac, Brgy. Agbanawag, Tabuk, Kalinga 1 2,000.0005 May Baukok, Kapangan, Benguet 1 9,965,000.0010 May Wangwang, Tinoc, Ifugao 1 1,400,000.0013 May Brgy. Gulangan, Maimbung, Sulu 1 180,000.0008 Jun Sitio Umayam, Brgy. Kasapa 2, La Paz, Agusan del Sur 3 156,400.0010 Jun Proper Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet 3 800,000.0007 Jul Magtagubtob, Danao City, Cebu 3 1,200,000.0008 Jul Sitio Mactan, La Paz, Agusan del Sur 5 1,074,200.0010 Aug Sitio Crane, Brgy. Bolosalo, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur 4 3,233,200.0026 Aug Talaka, Agbanawag, Tabuk, Kalinga 1 5,000,000.0013 Sep Sitio Siman, Brgy. Malabud, Malungon, Saranggani 2 690,000.0015 Sep Sitio Balagun, Brgy. Taunadatu, Maitum, Saranggani 1 347,600.0030 Nov Sitio Magsad, Gadang, Kapangan, Benguet 2 2,112,000.0002 Dec Brgy. Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet 18 9,285,600.0014 Dec Sitio San Luringan, Brgy. Canangaan, Cabanglasan, Bukidnon 3 177,755,057.5015 Dec Sitio Lamlikon, Brgy. Bololsalo, Kiblawan, Dava Del Sur 1 510,000.0021 Dec Boundary of Sitio Pilpil Amilongan, Alilem, Ilocos Sur and Sitio

Giwan, Brgy. Bilig, Kayapa, Bakun Benguet1 6,503,125.00

22 Dec Brgy. Licungan, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur and Kibungan, Benguet 8 15,600,000.00TOTAL 129 559,737,582.50

Table 7. Marijuana plantation sites eradicated



Cases Referred to AMLC and Financial Investigation Capacity Building

For 2011, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Anti-Money Laundering Desk (PDEA-AMLD) has referred 21 drug cases for financial investigation to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) which involved 99 personalities.

Since 2003 to date, at least 261 drug cases were already referred to AMLC which resulted in the forfeiture of cash and assets:

To strengthen the Agency’s financial investigation efforts and to provide the Desk an operational arm, the Financial Investigation Support Team (FIST) was created and all Regional Offices designated their respective Financial Investigation Officers (FIO).

Moreover, an Executive Course on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing was conducted by the AMLC to aid the Agency in combating drug personalities who are believed to be involved in money laundering in order to support their illegal activities.

For the year, seven trainings were successfully conducted nationwide with 349 PDEA personnel and representatives from other law enforcement agencies/units as participants.

Drug Cases Filed and Status

Anti-drug operations do not end in the arrest of drug personalities. One of the priority thrusts of the Agency is to ensure that arrested drug personalities are jailed pursuant to the order of the President. This is the main reason of the close monitoring by the Agency of all drug cases nationwide.

For the year, 12,627 cases for violation of the provisions of RA 9165 were subsequently filed against 10,636 arrested drug personalities.

Particulars AmountPhilippine Peso (cash) PhP76,246,188.58

Foreign Currency USD22,743.11HKD1,474,179.62

Real Estate PhP58,706,500.00Other Assets PhP9,374,000.00

Participants to the Executive Course on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financingheld at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Manila, May 26 - 27, 2011.




Chemical and Precursor Diversion Control

As a commitment to the Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, particularly on good governance and integrity, PDEA through its Compliance Service has instituted streamlining of regulatory procedures for better and faster public service delivery.

As an anti-corruption measures, the Agency automated the processing of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals through its Automated Licensing System (ALS)and the Permits Processing System (PPS)for the permit authorizations for the local transfer of dangerous drugs. Moreover, clients can now apply renewal of S-2 licenses online at www.pdea.gov.ph. This effort has substantially reduced approval time of licenses and permits.

In September 2011, the PDEA-Compliance Service was recognized by the Department of Trade and Industries (DTI) and the Philippine National Single Window (NSW) as the best government institution in processing of licenses and permits, free from red tape.

The increasing trend of client registration every year is attributable to the strict, judicious and

consistent implementation of regulations, upgrading of system, total customer care, and the intensified regulatory information dissemination efforts to various stakeholders.

For CY 2011, the Agency has successfully processed and issued 10,138 S-Licenses, 3,271 P-Licences and 17,577 permits.

Fig. 2 P-Licenses issued from 2002 to 2011

Fig. 3 Permits issued from 2002 to 2011

Fig. 1 S-Licenses issued from 2002 to 2011



Drug Evidence Destroyed

Pursuant to RA 9165 and by virtue of a court order, seized drugs, controlled precursors, essential chemicals and non-drug evidence are subjected to destruction.

During the destruction, forensic chemists from the PDEA, PNP and NBI check all documents and records vis-à-vis the actual evidence. Testing of samples is also conducted on site.

The destruction of evidence shall be witnessed by representatives of the accused, media, Department of Justice, civil society group and any elected public officials. This process fortifies the integrity of handling drug evidence and dismisses the perception that drugs are being recycled.

For the year, 36 destruction activities were conducted and Php1.1. billion of worth seized drugs, controlled precursors, essential chemicals and non-drug evidence were destroyed.

Burning of seized marijuana. Re-testing of seized drugs and chemicals prior to destruction.

Destruction of shabu laboratory equipment. Burning of drugs, precursors and chemicals.




Awarding of Private Eye Rewards

The Agency encourages the active participation of the community in the fight against the drug menace in the country. To encourage the public to participate, the Agency offers reward for every information on illegal drug activities that ends up with successful operations.

For this year, a total of Php8,783,874.95 was rewarded to 26 informants. The information from these informants led to the successful dismantling of several clandestine laboratories, eradication of marijuana plantations, arrest of drug personalities, and seizure of dangerous drugs.

Usec. Jose S. Gutierrez, Jr., Director General, PDEA, turns over monetary reward to an informant of Operation “Private Eye.”

HOW TO REPORT ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITIES

Just send your report to PDEA by fastest means as follows:

a) Fax No.: (02) 927-2899 b) By mail/messenger to:Operation “Private Eye” c/o Room 207 PDEA Bldg., NIA Northside Rd., NgC Brgy. Pinyahan, Quezon CityTel # (02) 920-0967c) By email to: [email protected]) Visit the PDEA Regional Office near you

Interested informant must accomplish an Information Report Form (IRF) which can be downloaded from PDEA website or obtained from any PDEA Office.



Drug Testing Conducted

As an aid to deter and eliminate rogue drug law enforcers and avoid corrupt activities within the law enforcement units, the Agency has implemented its unannounced drug testing for all PDEA personnel. This is to dismiss issues that PDEA enforcers are themselves crooked and unable to carry out a clean slate in conducting anti-drug operations. Each regional office, successfully implemented the drug test to its personnel. PDEA personnel found positive in the drug test were dismissed from service.

The Agency has also required the transport sectors to submit to drug testing to ensure road safety during the Holy Week and All Saints Day. Series of tragic road accidents were recorded in 2011 which killed many lives. Authorities believed that some drivers involved in the accidents are under the influence of illegal drugs.

Other law enforcement units and government agencies have also subjected their personnel to drug testing. This initiative manifests cooperation in accomplishing the goal of the government for “Matuwid na Daan.” Government personnel found positive for drug use during the series of drug tests this year were either meted with administrative cases or recommended for rehabilitation.

The PDEA also extended assistance to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Program on random drug testing in some of the schools; one of these is in Kidapawan City. Headed by Hon. Joseph A. Evangelista, City Vice Mayor and Co-Chairman of Kidapawan City Anti-Drug Task Force, and the local government of Kidapawan City initiated the conduct of random drug testing in the Kidapawan City National High School in North Cotabato. Subject students were randomly selected with the presence of the Vice Mayor, the Asst. Principal for Academic Affairs; and PTA President of KCNHS. One Hundred Thirty (130) students were selected. The urine samples were analyzed by PDEA Chemists. The urine samples yielded negative for use of any dangerous drugs.

Surprise drug testing was conducted by PNP Regional Crime Laboratory Chemist to the personnel of PDEA RO VI.

Random drug test on bus drivers conducted by PDEA RO8 prior to the observance of the Holy Week.

PDEA Chemists marking the urine samples of randomly selected students of Kidapawan City National High School for laboratory testing.

Surprised drug testing of all personnel conducted in the PDEA National Office.

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