“I think we still have a problem in illegal drugs”: NCRPO chief

August 19, 2017

Illegal drugs in Metro Manila remain prevalent despite police operations as 96 percent of the 1,706 barangays in the National Capital Region (NCR) are affected.

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Oscar Albayalde  told dzMM: "I think we still have a big problem in illegal drugs."

He added only 34 barangays have been cleared of illegal drugs. A barangay is considered drug-affected fit here is a reported presence of drug personalities and at least one drug laboratory, drug den or marijuana plantation..

Law enforcement agencies have recovered nearly 1,200 kilos of shabu in several operations in the past months. Albayalde made these remarks as a recent surge in drug-related police operations where at least 80 suspects were killed in the province of Bulacan and parts of Metro Manila. DMS