ILOILO CITY, April 9 -- The month-long campaign of various units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) confiscated around 6,709 grams of shabu and 42 grams of marijuana with a total estimated price of PHP45.62 million in March this year.

PRO6 data showed for the whole month, the 194 police-initiated operations also apprehended 242 illegal drug personalities.

Lt. Col. Arnel M. Solis, officer-in-charge of the Regional Public Information Office, said in a text message on Tuesday that the successful campaign was the result of the directive of PRO6 director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky for all drug enforcement units in the region to sustain their efforts down to the local police stations.

The Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit (RPDEU) got t...