Camp Ravina, Jan. 8 -- The Aurora Police Provincial Office (PPO) closed 2025 with notable accomplishments, marking the period of intensified law enforcement efforts and strengthened peace and order initiatives across the province.

In a statement Thursday, Aurora PPO director Col. Robert L. Petate said the command recorded successes in campaigns against loose firearms, illegal drugs, gambling, insurgency and environmental crimes.

In its campaign against loose firearms, the Aurora PPO reported 164 operations, seizing 23 unregistered firearms and securing the voluntary surrender of 141 firearms by residents.

Forty-nine anti-illegal drug operations throughout the year also led to 52 individuals arrested and the seizure of 132.871 grams of...