Manila, April 11 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday law enforcers confiscated PHP6.9 billion worth of illegal drugs under the government's relentless but humane anti-drug campaign in the first quarter of 2025.

PDEA Director General, Undersecretary Isagani R. Nerez, said PDEA and other law enforcement agencies conducted 10,161 anti-drug operations that resulted in the arrest of 13,497 persons from Jan. 1 to March 31.

He said operations were in line with the Enhanced Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy towards a "Bagong Pilipinas" under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., focusing on a health-centered and human rights-based approach in fighting illegal drugs.

"In curbing the supply of ill...