DAVAO City Police Office (DCPO) operatives arrested 94 individuals and seized over ₱1.25 million worth of illegal drugs during a series of intensified anti-crime operations from Nov. 1 to 7.
PCOL Peter Bauzon Madria, city police director, said the weeklong campaign focused on illegal drugs, illegal gambling, wanted persons, and loose firearms.
Anti-drug operations accounted for the bulk of the haul, with 28 separate busts yielding 40 suspects and the confiscation of 185.06 grams of shabu valued at ₱1,258,408. Officers also seized 12.178 grams of marijuana valued at ₱1,461.36.
Police intensified their crackdown on fugitive offenders, conducting 38 operations that led to the arrest of 38 individuals, including 19 designated as most wanted persons.
In their anti-illegal gambling drive, authorities carried out 11 operations, arresting 15 gamblers, confiscating ₱5, 330 in bet money, and filing 11 court cases.
Additionally, three operations against loose firearms resulted in the arrest of one suspect, the seizure of two firearms, and one unit turned in for safekeeping.
Madria credited the operational success to active community support, local barangay officials, and the Davao City Local Government Unit, reiterating that all arrests were conducted in strict adherence to human rights standards and standard police operational procedures.
