ILOILO CITY, Feb. 2 -- The anti-drug campaign of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) has yielded around 7,596.25 grams of shabu valued at over PHP51.65 million in Western Visayas during the first month of the year.

The accomplishment was a result of the 166 drug-related operations that also led to the arrest of 230 drug personalities involved in illicit drug activities, the PRO6 said in a statement on Friday.

"Through our unity - the police force, the community, and other agencies - the day will come when Western Visayas will be free from drugs for the prosperous future of the generations to come," PRO6 regional director Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor said.

Meanwhile, separate operations in the city and province of Iloilo have resulted in...