Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday burned more than 720 kilograms of dangerous drugs and other prohibited substances worth P4.1 billion at the Integrated Waste Management, Inc. (IWMI) facility in Trece Martires City, Cavite.
According to the PDEA, incineration of the drugs weighing over 726,000 grams were seized during various anti-drug operations.
“The pieces of drug evidence were destroyed through thermal decomposition or thermolysis which involves breaking down chemical compounds with the use of tremendous heat. At 1,000 degrees centigrade, all dangerous drugs are totally decomposed or broken down,’’ the PDEA said in a statement.
“The destruction of the dangerous drugs is in compliance with the guidelines set on the custody and disposition of seized dangerous drugs under Section 21, Article II of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation No. 1, Series of 2002,’’ the statement read.
Representatives from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, officials of Barangay Aguado in Trece Martires City, representatives from the Philippine National Police, and other law enforcement agencies, non-government organizations and reporters witnessed the event.