PDEA: Drug war death toll now over 5,500; arrests reach 193,000
Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:49:24 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The number of drug suspects killed in anti-drug operations has reached 5,526, data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) showed Thursday.
Another 193,063 drug personalities, meanwhile, have been arrested in 134,583 operations conducted nationwide.
The data which covered July 2016 until June 2019 were disclosed during the Real Numbers PH presentation that aims to clarify data on the drug war, amid the 27,000 deaths that human rights groups allege could be related to the drive against the illegal drug trade.
This also clarifies the 6,600 deaths earlier reported in the unofficial data of the Philippine National Police (PNP). This earlier figure has not yet been verified with PDEA.
A total of P34.75 billion worth of illegal drugs have been confiscated by authorities during the period.
The data also showed that a total of 42,045 villages have also been cleared of drugs. /muf
More to follow.