Manila, Jan. 15 -- The Police Regional Office in Caraga Region (PRO-13) said over PHP788.7 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated by police authorities in 585 drug operations conducted in 2019. A total of 597 illegal drug personalities were also arrested during the operations last year. The report was presented by PRO-13 Director, Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel, Jr. during the first command conference held here on Monday (January 13). The conference was joined by the key regional, provincial, municipal, and city officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Caraga Region. A total of 607 operations against illegal logging were also conducted by the PNP in the area in 2019 that resulted in the confiscation of 480,808 board fe...