MANILA, Philippines — More than 10,000 suspects were rounded up by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) during separate operations against crime and illegal drugs last week.
In a statement yesterday, QCPD director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said police apprehended 10,174 people during the weeklong operations.
From Nov. 14 to 20, police arrested 81 drug suspects, 61 for illegal gambling, 39 most wanted persons, 24 other wanted persons and 9,969 violators of city ordinances.
Of the number of arrested drug suspects, police said 44 were suspected pushers and 37 were alleged users.
Torre said they were able to recover 103.57 grams of shabu valued at P704,276 as well as 13 grams of dried marijuana leaves and Kush amounting to P4,120.
Police said violators of the city ordinances were either charged, fined or reprimanded.