In the wake of what has been described as presumably one among largest drug busts within the nation’s historical past, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday warned members of drug syndicates that his administration would prosecute them with the total power of the regulation.
“Bahala kayo sa ginagawa ninyo basta’t tuloy-tuloy lang kami. Aabutan din namin kayo. Maliit lang ang Pilipinas,” Marcos mentioned in an ambush interview after inspecting the stock of the reported P13.3 billion value of medicine in Alitagtag, Batangas.
(We is not going to relent in our efforts. We will meet up with you ultimately. The Philippines is a small nation.)
He was joined by Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., who introduced Monday that the size of the two-ton shabu haul in Alitagtag could also be a historic first.
The President, in the meantime, highlighted that the newest haul was the “biggest” beneath his administration, however nobody was killed within the operations.
“I would like also to point out, that this is the biggest shipment of shabu na nahuli natin, but not one person died. Walang namatay. Walang nagputukan, walang nasaktan (Nobody got hurt. No shots were fired, nobody was hurt),” Marcos mentioned.
“Basta’t in-operate natin nang dahan-dahan. ‘Yun naman dapat ang approach, para sa akin, ‘yun ang dapat na approach sa drug war, na ang pinakaimportante is matigil natin ang pag-ship ng mga drugs dito sa pagpasok sa Pilipinas,” he added.
(Let’s function slowly however absolutely. For me, that must be the method to the drug battle. What’s most essential is that we cease the drug shipments from coming into the nation.)
The President famous the necessity for swift cooperation amongst regulation enforcement businesses of various international locations as he disclosed that the seized methamphetamine hydrochloride, generally referred to as shabu, was shipped and has “high potency,” primarily based on the checks finished by the Philippine National Police.
Marcos added that “there is no single bullet” to handle this drug downside.
“Kailangan talaga kayod (Hard work is really needed). We have to operate, we have to gather intelligence, we have to coordinate with Interpol, we have to coordinate with intelligence and drug agencies of other countries around of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), of Asia, kung saan man nangagaling because this is an international crime (regardless of where the drugs are coming from because this is an international crime),'” he mentioned.
“Para… napakahirap magpasok ng drugs sa Pilipinas (Drugs are so difficult to bring into the country)… That’s the situation that we are hoping to achieve. Pero (But) the only way to get back is to continue to prosecute the drug [lords] but well within the law. So that cases can be filed and the syndicates can be identified, the guilty parties can be arrested and eventually imprisoned, and that is the point of what we are doing. That’s the only way to approach it,” he added.
Marcos additionally maintained that the Marcos administration will prosecute even “powerful politicians” who’re concerned in drug commerce.
“Kahit sino man ang nakita natin may kasabwat dito sa drug trade, kahit sino man, kahit politiko man, powerful politician, pulis o kung sinuman ay talagang iniimbestiaghan natin,” he mentioned.
(Regardless of who we discover as having ties to the drug commerce, even when they’re highly effective politicians, policemen or whoever, we’ll examine these instances.) — VDV, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
