DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 3, s. 1985, September 18, 1985

[ DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 3, s. 1985, September 18, 1985 ]

PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THE REWARD FOR INFORMANTS ON MORPHINE, MORPHINE SALTS, CODEINE SULFATE, HEROIN BRICK AND POWDER AND PHENOBARBITONE

Pursuant to the powers vested in the Dangerous Drugs Board under Section 36 (a) and (o) of Republic Act 6425, as amended, and in accordance with the decision of the Board arrived at in its meeting of September 18, 1985, the following regulation is hereby prescribed:

SECTION 1. Rewards for informants shall be computed in accordance with the following procedures:

A. MORPHINE

1. Firstly, determine the % of purity as examined qualitatively and quantitatively by the Chemist;

2. With the known % of purity apply the following formula:

MARKET VALUE =

Weight of Seizure

x

% of purity

24

x

P120.00

3. Having determined the Market Value (MV), then

MV x 0.05 = AMOUNT OF REWARD

B. MORPHINE in the form of salts like Morphine Tartrate (Syrette), Sulfate or Hydrochloride, etc.

1. Convert the Morphine Salts to Morphine Bases by using the formula:

MV

=

Weight of

Seizure

x

Conversion

Factor (CF)

x

% of purity

24

x

P120.00

MV = 0.05 = AMOUNT OF REWARD

Example: One Morphine Syrette contains 0.3g/1.5 ml. In morphine syrette, morphine is in the form of salt — that is the morphine tartrate. Apply the formula:

MV = 3001 x0.3 x CF

x

100

24

x

P120.00

Molecular Weight of Morphine ——————————————— Molecular Weight of Morphine Tartrate

CF =

285.3

———

774

CF =

= 0.3686 or 0.369

100

———

24

MV =

3001 x 0.3 x 0.369

x

x

P120.00 = P166,105.34

REWARD = P166,105.34 x 0.05 = 8,305.27

C. CODEINE SULFATE (U.S.P.) — Considering it as pure, convert to Morphine, using the following conversion procedure:

Morphine (m. wt.)

CF =

—————————

Codeine Sulfate (m. wt.)

285.3 ———

696.8

CF = = 0.409

MV =

Wt. of Codeine Sulfate seized

x

0.409

x

100

24

x

P120.00

0.409

MV =

250 gms

x

x

100

———

24

x

P120.00 = P51,125.00

REWARD = P51,125.00 x 0.05 = P2,556.25

D. HEROIN

1. Seizure — 325 grams Heroin Brick

Weight ofseizure

% of purity

—————

15

MV =

x

x

P150.00

69.3

———

15

MV =

325 gms

x

x

P150.00 = P225,225.00

REWARD = P225,225.00 x 0.05 = P11,261.25

2. Seizure - 275 grams Heroin Powder

MV =

275

x

68.2

———

15

x P150.00 = P187,549.99

REWARD = P187,549.99 x 0.05 = P9,377.50

3. Seizure — 48.6 grams Heroin Brick

69.5

MV =

48.6

x

———

x

P150.00 = P9,377.50

15

REWARD = P33,777.00 x 0.05 = P1,688,85

NOTE: If the Heroin is in the form of base, follow the procedure above. If it is in the form of salt, multiply the AMOUNT OF SEIZURE BY CONVERSION FACTOR (CF) as follows:

M. Wt. of Heroin

CF =

————————

M. Wt. of Heroin HCL

E. PHENOBARBITONE — 15 Kilos

Assuming that a 3 gm capsule contains 200 mg phenobarbital — 15 k = 15,000 gms = 15,000,000 mgs.

MV =

15,000,000 mgs

————————

200 mgs

x P2.00 = P150,000.00

REWARD = P150,000.00 x 0.05 = P7,500.00

SECTION 2. All Board Regulations or portion thereof inconsistent herewith are superseded.

SECTION 3. This Regulation shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Adopted: 18 Sept. 1985

(SGD.) J.C. AZURIN

(Minister of Health)

Chairman