THE DAVAO City Police Office (DCPO) arrested 101 individuals over a seven-day synchronized law enforcement operation.
City police director Col Peter Bauzon Madria said the operations covered the period from May 17 to May 23, primarily focused on illegal drugs, illegal gambling, wanted persons, and loose firearms.
The weekly crackdown yielded significant results in the local anti-illegal drugs campaign, with tactical units launching 46 anti-illegal drug operations.
The operations led to the arrest of 51 suspects and the seizure of 53.46 grams of shabu and 202.82 grams of marijuana, with a combined street value of ₱408,316.
Concurrently, 13 separate anti-illegal gambling operations led to the arrest of 13 suspects, the seizure of ₱4,245 in bet money, and the immediate filing of 13 criminal cases in court.
DCPO units also served 30 warrants of arrest against wanted individuals. Out of the 30 captured, 14 were classified by intelligence units as “most wanted persons.”
Meanwhile, the campaign against loose firearms resulted in 21 specialized operations.
Police operatives recovered, seized, or received a total of 19 illegal firearms—including seven confiscated from seven arrested suspects, 10 surrendered by residents, one recovered, and seven turned in for safekeeping.
Madria credited the operational success to the deepening of the collaborative partnership among local police precincts, barangay officials, and the local government unit.
