The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA, /piːˈdeɪə/;[1] Filipino: Ahensiya ng Pilipinas sa Pagpapatupad ng Batas Laban sa Bawal na Gamot[2]) is the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, responsible for preventing, investigating and combating any dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals within the Philippines.

The DDB is the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control.

The high profitability of the illegal drug trade, compounded by the then existing laws that imposed relatively light penalties to offenders, greatly contributed to the gravity of the problem.

The R.A. 9165 abolished the National Drug Law Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center, which was created under Executive Order No.

The PDEA Agents use Armalite M15A2, Tavor CTARs and Galil ACEs as their assault rifle in urban warfare and special operations.

The primary facility, the Interagency Counternarcotics Operations Network (ICON) is located at PDEA National Headquarters in Quezon City.

[4] The ICON is a coordinating body that serves as a center for information and intelligence relating to anti-illegal drugs operations.

Its mission is to support law enforcement through timely analysis and dissemination of intelligence on the movement of illicit drugs, and coordinate detection, monitoring and interdiction operations.