MANILA, Feb. 8 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday destroyed PHP4.51 billion worth of dangerous drugs, and controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) at the Integrated Waste Management Inc. (IWMI) in Barangay Aguado, Trece Martires City, Cavite.

The PDEA said the drug stockpile had a weight of 1,288,799.7371 grams which were seized from various anti-drug operations from Oct. 2023 to Feb. 8, 2024.

"The pieces of drug evidence were destroyed through thermal decomposition or thermolysis, which involves breaking down chemical compounds with the use of tremendous heat. At 1,000 degrees centigrade, all dangerous drugs are decomposed or broken down,'' it said in a statement.

PDEA said those burned were wit...