CAMP OLIVAS, Jan. 4 -- The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) reported a slight decline in crime in the region in 2025, alongside increased enforcement against illegal drugs, criminal gangs, wanted persons and loose firearms.

In a press release on Sunday, PRO-3 said that in 2025, it recorded 10,725 operational accomplishments in the anti-illegal drugs campaign that led to the arrest of 788 high-value individuals and 9,937 street-level suspects.

Police seized more than 164 kilograms of shabu, 48 kilograms of dried marijuana leaves, 13,745 marijuana plants, and over 2.5 kilograms of kush marijuana, with an estimated value of about PHP1.13 billion.

Operations against organized crime resulted in the arrest of 47 gang members, whi...