Manila, April 14 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday said it has confiscated PHP129.64 million worth of illegal drugs in operations from April 4 to 11 nationwide.

The PDEA said 47 operations also resulted in the arrest of 53 individuals, seizing from them 16.44 kg. of suspected shabu, 150.96 grams of dried marijuana leaves, 20 kg. grams of kush (high-grade marijuana), 72.53 kg. of marijuana plants, 496 pieces of ecstasy, and one ml of cannabis oil.

PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez said these numbers are not just figures but "represent lives saved, communities protected, and the firm resolve of law enforcement agencies" to reclaim the future of the Filipino people from the grip of illegal drugs.

"PDEA remains a...