TACLOBAN
CITY, July 12 (PNA) -– The first 10 days of intensified anti-narcotics campaign
has yielded 6,011 users and 858 peddlers in Eastern Visayas, the Philippine
National Police (PNP) reported.
PNP Eastern
Visayas acting regional director Chief Supt. Elmer C. Beltejar said that
thousands of drug personalities have been showing up at police stations and
mayor’s office, confessing their involvement to illegal drugs.
Beltejar
said they all pledged to abandon their illegal drugs activities after signing
an affidavit of undertaking duly subscribed and sworn to before a notary
public.
“They were
not detained, but we will closely monitor them. We anticipate more to surrender
the coming days. I encourage our public to continue supporting our fight
against illegal drugs. Expect continuous anti-drug operations to be launched by
your police,” he said in a statement sent to reporters Monday night.
Beltejar
assured that the PNP in Region 8 will continue their efforts to eradicate
illegal drugs in the region with the nationwide enforcement of “Double Barrel”
strategy.
The concept
is based on a double barrel gun, which fires two in just one squeeze of the
trigger. The operation will simultaneously attack big-time drug lords and
street-level trading.
The “first
barrel”, according to Beltejar is directed to those at the top, while the
"second barrel" is aimed at those in the bottom, which involves
reforming drug users who want to get rid of drugs.
“The
anti-drug campaign operations have no timeline and it will never stop until
said menace is totally eradicated in the region,” Beltejar said.
Meanwhile,
the regional office asked all units to conduct drug test to all policemen to
ensure that no law enforcer is involved in illegal drugs.
FFC/SARWELL Q. MENIANO
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