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In filing Senate Resolution No. 508, Dela Rosa said he wants his public order committee to conduct a hearing on the issue.
Lazo said instead of paying cash reward, PDEA gave informants or assets 30 percent of the total seized illegal drugs.“This alleged new policy of PDEA is disturbing as this perpetuates the circulation of illegal drugs in the streets by the government agency that is tasked to fight against illegal drugs,” Dela Rosa said in his resolution.
Meanwhile, PDEA agents have seized at least P592 million worth of illegal drugs in the first month of the year. Among narcotics seized during PDEA operations were shabu worth P403.4 million; cocaine powder, P15.9 million; ecstasy tablets, P19.9 million; kush, PHP19.8 million; and millions worth of marijuana in the form of dried leaves, bricks, plants, and stalks.
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