The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, officially known as Republic Act No. 9165, combines Senate Bill No. 1858 and House Bill No. 4433. It was implemented and passed by the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives on May 30, 2002 and May 29, 2002, respectively. On June 7, 2002, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed it into law.
It repealed Republic Act No. 6425, also known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, and made funds available for its implementation. The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) continues to be the policy-making and strategic objective body in the planning and formulation of drug prevention and control policies and programs under this act.
On Monday, state agents seized P680,000 in shabu and an M-14 rifle from three peddlers with Moro Islamic Liberation Front identity card who were apprehended in Barangay Awang in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said in a public Statement that Teng Panayam Saliguidan, Omra Abdullah Usop, and Guiadzali Quituar Kedtag are now being held in its detention center in Cotabato City.
According to PDEA-BARMM, (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) they will be prosecuted for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
