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Creation of PDEA Desk for the Welfare of the Children and Women Involved in Illegal Drug Activities (PW-CWIIDS)

To address the prevalence of involvement of minors and women involved in illicit drug activities, the PDEA Desk for the Welfare of the Children and Women Involved in Illegal Drug Activities (PW-CWIID Desk) was created.

In November 2012, the PDEA institutionalized and standardized its services for the protection of the welfare and rights of minors and women through the creation of PW-CWIID Desk and RW-CWIID Units. Trained and competent Children and Women Welfare Officers (CWWOs) manage and handle the cases of personalities involved.

The training of CWWOs in handling minors or children involved in illegal drug activities (CIIDs) is in cooperation with the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC).

Children and Women Welfare Officers (CWWOs) during their training to handle minors or children involved in illegal drug activities.

31Annual Report 2012Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Seizure of Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursorsand Essential Chemicals and Non-Drug Evidence

It is alarming to note that the illicit drug operations in the country is in billion of pesos. A very huge amount intended to destroy the moral fiber of the country.

This billion pesos worth of menace is evident in the value of seized drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) and non-drug evidence.

For 2012, Php2.53 billion worth of dangerous drugs and CPECs, and non-drug evidence were seized through various intensified anti-drug operations nationwide.

Table 9: Summary of Seized Drugs, Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals and Non-Drug Evidence

Item Seized Unit Volume Value Total ValueShabu

728,201,235.81Crystals/powder grams 112,148.54 726,639,314.29Liquid liters 0.58 1,562,010.00

Marijuana

333,589,032.08

Marijuana plants pieces 1,234,020.00 247,418,700.00Marijuana seedlings grams 137,504.00 5,500,560.00

Marijuana stalks pieces 46,694.00 5,836,750.00Marijuana seeds pieces 2,735.80 68,395.00

Marijuana dried leaves pieces 425,652.18 25,201,870.20Marijuan bricks grams 653,394.98 34,939,058.90Marijuana bricks pieces 9 495,000.00

Fruiting tops grams 86,633.92 4,757,511.24Hashis grams 37,464.26 9,366,065.75

Marijuana sticks pieces 510 5,121.00Cocaine grams 15,392.46 76,962,287 76,962,287Ecstasy pieces 158 189,600 189,600

Other Dangerous Drugs 744,467.50Valium/Diazepam tablet 18,042.00 699,127.50

Nubain ampules pieces 2,267.00 45,340.00CPECs

1,376,348,490.72

Ketamine grams 6.74 33,697.50Ephedrine grams 377,805.99 604,490,337.56

Pseudo ephedrine liters 2,515.21 3,821,763.95Chloroform liters 5 4,450.00

Toluene liters 17,940.85 6,200,354.30Acetone liters 6,436.05 1,396,622.85

Thyonyl chloride liters 19.5 975Hydrochloric acid liters 1,645.80 78,075.30Sodium hydroxide grams 938,550.00 1,407,825.00Sodium chloride grams 13,882.37 18,602.38

Other CPECs 6,025.32 758,895,786.88Non-Drug Evidence 21.5 14,481,650.00 14,481,650.00

Total 2,530,516,762.61

32 Annual Report 2012Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Financial Investigation Efforts

The PDEA aims to fortify its fight against money laundering, thus a Memorandum of Agreement with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) was created and was signed in 2003. To further strengthen its anti-money laundering efforts, the Agency created the Anti-Money Laundering Desk.

In 2012, PDEA’s Anti-Money Laundering Desk (AMLD) referred 30 cases, involving 151 personalities, to the AMLC for financial investigation.

Further, assets amounting to Php17.7 million have pending Asset Preservation Order in Court.

Chemical and Precursor Diversion Prevention and Control

Some dangerous drugs and chemicals have legitimate uses; however, unscrupulous drug personalities take advantage of this and divert legally acquired dangerous drugs for illicit use. Chemical diversion is one strategy employed by drug syndicates to acquire controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) used in the local manufacture of dangerous drugs, specifically shabu. To prevent this, PDEA closely monitors and controls the medical institutions, chemical and pharmaceutical industries and ensures that controlled substances are made available for legitimate medical, scientific, research and industrial use.

As the operational enforcement body for dangerous drugs and precursor control, PDEA implements a systematic process of issuing permits and licenses to qualified and authorized handlers of dangerous drugs and CPECs.

The client registration for the year increased due to the Agency’s strict, judicious and consistent implementation of regulations, the upgrading of its information infrastructure and the enhanced capabilities, including total customer care, and regulatory information dissemination efforts to various stakeholders. In 2012, 12,981 licenses and permits were issued by PDEA.

Licenses NumberS 9390P 3,527L 64

Total 12,981

Table 10: Licenses andpermits issued

From 2003 to 2012, the total preserved assets of drug personalities amount to:

In cash: a. Php155,159,244.51

b. USD 144,511.63c. HKD 1,474,179.62

d. CNY 3,016.76

Other assets:a. Real estate – Php58,706.00b. Others – Php24,659,000.00


Cases Filed

17.48%

82.52%

Fig. 3: Statistics of drug cases filed in various RTCs nationwide. SOURCE: PDEA Legal Prosecution Service

Cases filed

Successful anti-drug operations do not only end in the arrest of drug personalities; successful prosecution, which starts with the filing of cases, also contributes to these operations. Operating units, after anti-drug operations, carefully and properly prepare all evidence gathered to ensure that drug personalities arrested end up in jail.

To strengthen drug cases filed in courts nationwide, the Agency continuously monitors their status through Project Court Watch. This project is unique to PDEA. This includes the deployment of case monitors nationwide to keep track of the status and progress of drug cases filed in courts.

From 2002 to 2012, a total of 80,580 drug cases were filed nationwide. Out of this number, only 14,087 cases ,or 17.48%, were resolved, while the remaining 66,493 cases, or 82.52%, are pending in courts.

The resolved cases are broken down as follows: l 17.48% conviction l 26.71% dismissal l 43.64% acquittal

Lack of evidence or probable cause, illegality of arrest, search and seizure and failure to comply with RA 9165 were the major reasons for dismissal and acquittal of cases.

For 2012, an aggregate of 12,534 drug cases were filed in the different courts in the country.

Dismissal26.71%

Conviction17.48%

Acquittal43.64%

Resolved Cases


Destruction of Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursorsand Essential Chemicals and Laboratory Equipment

As mandated by RA 9165, PDEA is responsible for the custody and destruction of drug and non-drug evidence confiscated from anti-drug operations. Through close coordination with the courts, PDEA secures court orders for the immediate destruction of dangerous drugs, CPECs and laboratory equipment which are no longer needed as evidence.

For the year, the Agency has facilitated 23 burning and destruction activities nationwide that destroyed 527.650 kilos of solid dangerous drugs with an estimated value of Php784,596,797.05.

Usec Arturo G Cacdac Jr together with other witnesses for the destruction of dangerous drugs, CPECs and laboratory equipment.

Dangerous Drugs, CPECs, and laboratory equipment to be destroyed.

Usec Arturo G Cacdac Jr leading the destruction of the drug and non-drug evidence.


Private Eye Rewards

Operation: Private Eye is PDEA’s reward and incentive scheme to encourage the participation of the citizenry to provide information that would lead to seizure/recovery of illegal drugs, dismantling of clandestine laboratories and/or arrest of drug personalities.

For this year, a total of P8,501,906.05 was granted to 23 Operation “Private Eye” informants.

Process on how to apply for private eye

To anyone not a member of DDB, PDEA, PNP, AFP, NBI, PCG, BOC or any government agency exercising enforcement function who can provide any information that shall result in confiscation or destruction of dangerous drugs, precursors and essential chemicals; clandestine laboratories for illegal drugs and marijuana plantations, commensurate reward/s will be given confidentially to him/her/them, as indicated in the Reward Schedule of Operation “Private Eye”.

[Note: Even members/cohorts (“insiders”) of drug syndicates can participate and could receive the reward money; plus the added benefit of avoiding or minimizing criminal liability by readily qualifying as a state witness and even provided with protection under the Department of Justice Witness Protection and Benefit Program.]

How to ReportIllegal Drug Activities

Just legibly fill out the Information Report Form (IRF) on the back page and send the report to PDEA through:

a) Fax: (02) 927-2899b) Mail/messenger to: Operation “Private Eye” c/o

Room 207 PDEA Bldg., NIA Northside Road, NGC Brgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City; Tel. No.: (02) 920-0967

c) Email: [email protected]) PDEA Regional Office near you

Once your information results in a positive operation (you’ll learn about it through tri-media news report, or get in touch with us through telephone number (02) 920-0967 mentioning only your code name and IRF number), payment in cash or check will be made through special arrangement to keep your identity secret. In exchange for the reward, you must turn in to the Operation “Private Eye” Secretariat the original copy of the IRF, signifying that you have already received the payment/reward.

*In case your identity is compromised, we will provide security assistance, as appropriate/warranted and with your consent.


Created on February 8, 2010, the Task Force Drug Courier (TFDC) is mandated to deter Filipinos from being used and victimized as drug couriers by drug syndicates. Composed of 13 agencies, the TFDC is chaired by PDEA and co-chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs with the following agencies as members:

• Bureau of Customs• Bureau of Immigration• Commission on Higher Education• Department of Justice• Department of Labor and Employment• Manila International Airport Authority• National Bureau of Investigation• Philippine Information Agency• Philippine National Police – Aviation Security Group• Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority• Office of the President thru the Office of the Executive Secretary

Since its creation, the TFDC has successfully achieved significant accomplishments thatresulted in the arrest of 84 African Drug Syndicate members and the seizure of 104.310 kg of dangerous drugs.

In 2011, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and PDEA endorsed the TFDC to the 2012 Anvil Awards, an award-giving body sponsored by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, which annually recognizes outstanding public relations projects and programs.

On February 2012, the Task Force Drug Courier won the prestigious Anvil Award for Merit for its commendable work done on the anti-drug courier advocacy campaign. The PDEA continuously conducts anti-drug lectures nationwide, which include a module on the drug courier problem.

Task Force Drug Couriers

The Anvil Awards Night at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City on February 24, 2012.


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