Manila, March 11 -- Families of victims killed in former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs said his arrest was a step toward justice but could never undo the suffering and loss they endured.

Duterte was arrested upon arrival in Manila from Hong Kong, where he was met with a warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his role in alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) committed during his administration's war on drugs.

Human rights groups estimate that more than 30,000 people were killed during the drug war, many of them accused without evidence and executed without trial.

For the families left behind, the damage has already been done, and the arrest is not enough to make up for what they lost.

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