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President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. leads the destruction of P9.4-billion worth of illegal drugs in a private waste treatment facility here in Capas, Tarlac. Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

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Job Manahan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750821989691GuP-2JPbsAA9go1.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. leads the destruction of P9.4-billion worth of illegal drugs in a private waste treatment facility here in Capas, Tarlac. <em>Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>CAPAS, Tarlac — Authorities on Wednesday destroyed P9.4-billion worth of illegal drugs confiscated in various parts of the Philippines, including the recently-found “floating shabu.”</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. led the inspection and the incineration of the nearly 3,000 kilograms of “shabu,” marijuana, cocaine, and ecstasy.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/24/chinese-markings-seen-on-p10-b-shabu-seized-in-zambales-ph-navy-1452">&#x27;Chinese markings&#x27; seen on P10-B shabu seized in Zambales: PH Navy</a></div><p>In his speech, Marcos Jr said they had to make sure the illegal drugs were really destroyed and would no longer be used by anyone. </p><p>“Kailangan tiyakin natin na yung mga nahuhuling drugs ay talagang sinisira at wala ng pag-asa na bumalik pa na maibenta pa,” the President said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/19/corrupt-cops-still-selling-recycling-illegal-drugs-pdea-chief">Corrupt cops still &#x27;selling, recycling&#x27; illegal drugs: PDEA chief</a></div><p>“That is why I&#x27;m here today just to see how the system works para very, very solid &#x27;yung system natin from the capture of the illegal drugs all the way until the destruction of the illegal drugs also,” he said. </p><p>The incineration chamber can destroy the illegal drugs’ active elements, according to the President, which would render it useless.</p><p>“So after nainit na 700, 700 degrees Celsius hindi na, it will not be shabu anymore, it will not be marijuana anymore, it will not be any drug anymore,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/24/marcos-orders-swift-transparent-disposal-of-floating-shabu-1151">Marcos orders swift, transparent disposal of ‘floating shabu’</a></div><p>Chemists from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency would stay during the whole incineration process to check the ashes.</p><p>If active elements were still found in the ashes after their testing, these would be incinerated again.</p><p>The whole incineration process will last for up to a day, according to authorities.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_viiTns4Igo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>In his speech, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said they had to make sure the illegal drugs were really destroyed and would no longer be used by anyone. </p>

In his speech, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said they had to make sure the illegal drugs were really destroyed and would no longer be used by anyone.

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Over P9-billion worth of illegal drugs incinerated in Tarlac facility

Job Manahan,

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Published Jun 25, 2025 11:48 AM PHT

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