Manila, Nov. 17 -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday said it has seized PHP63.36 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 75 individuals, including eight drug den owners, during a weeklong anti-drug campaign.

According to PDEA Director General Isagani Nerez, the arrest and seizures were the products of 50 anti-illegal drug operations conducted by the agency from Nov. 7 to 14, 2025.

Among the illegal drugs confiscated were 8.3 kilograms of shabu and 14.6 kilograms of dried marijuana leaves.

Some 18,150 fully-grown marijuana plants were also eradicated in the Cordillera highlands during the period, Nerez said in a statement.

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