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BY JUN AGUIRRE
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BORACAY – Chief Superintendent Jose Gentiles commended the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) for being a drug-free law enforcement unit.
“So far there was no officer from the APPO who was relieved because of illegal drugs,” the regional police director told the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Aklan chapter in a recent meeting in New Washington, Aklan.
“This indicates their good performance,” said Gentiles.
Police across the Philippines have been waging a war against drugs since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office.
Oplan Double Barrel involves urging identified drug personalities to surrender and subjecting those who refuse to more aggressive searches and arrests.
During the meeting in Barangay Tambak, New Washington, Gentiles showed the local business sector an electronic presentation on the police’s Oplan Double Barrel accomplishments from July 1 to Nov. 17.
Around 18,823 self-confessed users and/or pushers in Western Visayas have turned themselves in, while the police visited 224,299 houses as part of the antidrug campaign’s knock-and-appeal stage, the presentation showed.
Iloilo PPO had the most number of yielders with 7,089. It also held 95,526 house visitations.
Capiz PPO followed with 5,316 yielders and 52,345 house visitations; Iloilo City PO, 2,406 yielders and 27,883 house visitations; and APPO, 1,863 yielders and 28,779 house visitations.
Atty. Chris Gonzales of the Aklan Provincial Prosecutor’s Office said the business sector should help the police in its campaign to rid Panay Island of drugs.
“Our police now lack funds to maximize their operation,” said Gonzales. “A simple meal heartily given to a police officer would mean a lot.”
For his part PCCI-Aklan president Ramel Buncalan, also a member of the Provincial Advisory Council, said he is committed to helping the police./PN
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