ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A total of 240 of the 1,750 drug-affected barangays had been cleared of illegal drugs brought about by the government’s relentless campaign in Region 9, a top police official announced Thursday.
Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said the 240 villages were declared by the Barangay Anti-Drug Council (Badac) as cleared of illegal drugs as of Monday, September 11.
Beltran said the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office (ZDSPPO) has the highest number of illegal drugs cleared barangays at 111.
It is followed by Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office (ZDNPPO) with 103 cleared barangays; Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office (ZSPPO) with 25; Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), one; and, Isabela City Police Office (ICPO), zero.
Beltran disclosed that 618 of the 1,750 drug affected barangays are in Zamboanga del Norte.
He said the other drug affected barangays are in the following areas: Zamboanga del Sur, 613; Zamboanga Sibugay, 377; Zamboanga City, 97; and, Isabela City, 45.
There are 1,904 barangays in the region and these are: Zamboanga del Norte, 691; Zamboanga del Sur, 681; Zamboanga Sibugay, 389; Zamboanga City, 98; and, Iabela City, 45.
Beltran said 154 of the 1,904 barangays are listed by the BADAC as drug unaffected barangays, namely: Zamboanga del Norte, 73; Zamboanga del Sur, 68; Zamboanga Sibugay, 12; Zamboanga City, one; and, Isabela City, zero. (TPGJR/PNA)
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