{"id":178257,"date":"2018-08-23T21:57:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T01:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=178257"},"modified":"2018-08-23T21:57:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T01:57:54","slug":"less-local-drug-labs-peddlers-reliant-importation-pnp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/23\/less-local-drug-labs-peddlers-reliant-importation-pnp\/","title":{"rendered":"Less local drug labs, peddlers more reliant on importation: PNP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Since the President took office, our war on drugs has been relentless, massive and aggressive.\u00a0We’ve noticed that so far we have not discovered any large-scale labs. If I\u2019m not mistaken, the last was in Arayat,\u201d Albayalde said. (PNA file photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Drug lords have become more dependent in importing finished products into the country rather than manufacture \u201cshabu\u201d (crystal meth) locally, the head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Director General Oscar Albayalde explained that after two years of the government’s relentless war on drugs, there has been a decline in the number of large-scale local shabu laboratories in the country.<\/p>\n

“Una<\/em>, since\u00a0nung umupo yung ating Pangulo<\/em>\u00a0(Rodrigo Duterte),\u00a0talagang<\/em>\u00a0relentless and massive\u00a0naman talaga at<\/em>\u00a0aggressive\u00a0yung ating<\/em>war on drugs (Since the President took office, our war on drugs has been relentless, massive and aggressive).\u00a0Napansin natin na talagang<\/em>\u00a0so far\u00a0wala nang nadi<\/em>-discover\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0shabu laboratory right after\u00a0yung malalaki<\/em>.\u00a0Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, ang huli dyan is yung sa<\/em>\u00a0Arayat (We’ve noticed that so far we have not discovered any large-scale labs. If I\u2019m not mistaken, the last was in Arayat),\u201d Albayalde said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that,\u00a0wala na tayong nakuha or na<\/em>-discover\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0(we have not busted or discovered any) shabu laboratory, even\u00a0yung mga sinasabi nila sa<\/em>\u00a0subdivision\u00a0yung maliit, yung mga nagluluto sa loob ng bahay<\/em>\u00a0(even those which are homemade in subdivisions). So I think the President is right, as of this time, that so far,\u00a0walang nadi<\/em>-discover\u00a0na mga<\/em>\u00a0(we have not discovered any) shabu laboratories,” he added.<\/p>\n

The PNP chief said the sheer size of the country’s coastline presents a law enforcement challenge against drug lords, who have shifted tactics to importing drugs into the country as finished products instead of making them locally.<\/p>\n

“Hindi naman natin dini<\/em>-discount the fact\u00a0na marami talagang nakakalusot.<\/em>\u00a0Remember\u00a0andami na nating nahuli sa dagat natin. Hindi natin mabantayan yung dagat natin dahil marami ang<\/em>\u00a0shorelines\u00a0natin, talagang malawak yan marami at talagang hindi mabantayan yan<\/em>, even our Coast Guard\u00a0hindi mababantayan yan<\/em>\u00a0(We cannot discount that there are those that slip through our security. We have already caught a lot at sea. We cannot guard our seas sufficiently because of the length of our shorelines. Our coastlines are broad and we cannot really guard them. Even our Coast Guard cannot fully guard that),” he said.<\/p>\n

Albayalde pointed out that three months ago, a shipment of 27 kg.of cocaine was caught in Camarines Sur.<\/p>\n

He said the same holds true for the ecstasy pills, which seems to be smuggled into the country instead of being made here.<\/p>\n

“Even the ecstacy, just recently\u00a0may nakuha ang<\/em>\u00a0BOC\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0finished product\u00a0at meron din naman na nilulusot dito na<\/em>\u00a0liquid\u00a0pa at dito na lang gagawin. Pero ang lumalabas dito, talagang hindi na nanggaggaling or napo<\/em>-produce\u00a0dito sa loob ng Pilipinas yung mga<\/em>\u00a0illegal\u00a0na droga<\/em>(Just recently, the BOC seized finished products. But there are those that get into the country, the liquid ones that they then make here. But now, it seems that these illegal drugs aren’t produced in the Philippines anymore),” he added.<\/p>\n

Albayalde confirmed that they have also monitored policemen in Cebu who are drug dependents.<\/p>\n

“We appeal to them\u00a0na una, mag<\/em>-surrender\u00a0na lang sila sa atin or tumigil na sila sa kung ano pang masama ang ginagawa nila, na huwag na sana nila hintayin na sila ay madisgrasya pa<\/em>\u00a0(Our call is for these rogue police men to stop what they are doing and surrender before fate catches up with them),” he said.<\/p>\n

Albayalde estimated that 1,700 individuals are on the PNP’s counter intelligence watch list of rogue officers.<\/p>\n

He echoed assessments that drugs originate from China, which imposes the death penalty for drug offenses.<\/p>\n

“By all indications\u00a0talagang<\/em>\u00a0(it is really) sad to say,\u00a0talagang nanggaggaling pa sa<\/em>\u00a0(it really comes from) China and even the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) has also mentioned that.\u00a0Kahit yung mga nare<\/em>-recover\u00a0sa loob ng<\/em>\u00a0(Even those recovered by the) Customs. Ang intindi natin dyan, nanggagaling ng China yan (What we understand is that it comes from China) ,” the PNP chief said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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