Efforts by Philippine authorities to crack down on drugs under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr are being hampered by the involvement of a few high-ranking police officials in the narcotics trade, the interior minister said on Wednesday.
In the past six months, authorities have confiscated 10 billion pesos ($178 million) worth of methamphetamine, including a record seizure of 990 kilogrammes (2,182.58 lb) with an estimated street value of 6.7 billion pesos in October.
