Iloilo City police seize PHP 136,158,000 shabu

By Jennifer P. Rendon

More than PHP 136,158,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized in the Iloilo City Police Office’s nine-month anti-illegal drug operations from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2025.

For the period, the ICPO confiscated 20.023 kilograms of shabu valued at PHP 136,158,000 and more than 158 grams of marijuana worth PHP 18,926.

ICPO operatives conducted 542 anti-drug operations that led to the arrest of 727 individuals.

Those arrested include 219 high-value targets, 474 street-level personalities, five unlisted suspects, 11 minors and 18 persons with existing warrants of arrest.

Iloilo City Police Station 4 recorded the most arrests with 106 drug personalities, followed by the City Drug Enforcement Unit with 97, ICPS 2 with 72 and ICPS 9 with 64, while ICPS 10 and ICPS 3 made 52 arrests each.

In terms of confiscation, the CDEU led with 6.617 kilograms of shabu worth PHP 44,998,000 and nine grams of marijuana.

The Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit 6, together with ICPO operatives, confiscated 3.555 kilograms of shabu worth PHP 24,174,000.

ICPS 10 seized 1.935 kilograms of shabu worth PHP 13,164,163 and 28 grams of marijuana valued at PHP 3,448.

ICPS 9 confiscated 1.281 kilograms of shabu valued at PHP 8,700,000 and nearly 67 grams of marijuana worth PHP 8,149.

Col. Kim Legada, Iloilo City police chief, commended all units for their relentless and outstanding performance, underscoring that their efforts are a testament to ICPO’s firm commitment in the fight against illegal drugs.

He added that the numbers mirror ICPO’s dedication to duty and to the people they have sworn to serve.

Shabu, or methamphetamine hydrochloride, is the most commonly seized illegal drug in the Philippines and offenses are penalized under Republic Act No. 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.