The House harmful medication panel will probe police property or informants and Philippine Drug Enforcement (PDEA) brokers who allegedly safe parts of confiscated unlawful medication with a view to promote them, committee chairperson Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers mentioned Wednesday.
Barbers mentioned such a scheme was revealed by PDEA Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo throughout Tuesday’s public listening to on proposed payments in search of to strengthen the 2002 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, amongst different associated legal guidelines.
“The modus operandi of the scalawags PNP (Philippine National Police) and PDEA is that the [civilian] asset give [authorities] the information, and after the successful anti-drug operation, 30% nu’ng makukumpiska ay ibabalik sa asset para maibenta ito,” Barbers mentioned in a Super Radyo DZBB interview.
(These informants get 30% of the confiscated medication and promote them again.)
“We were shocked to hear it and the majority of our committee approved that we should conduct a motu proprio investigation in aid of legislation on this problem of [civilian] asset demanding that the portion of confiscated drugs be given back to them [for selling],” Barbers mentioned.
Barbers mentioned that whereas the 2002 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act offers for rewards for tipsters, such rewards could be a lot smaller in comparison with the revenue that could possibly be gained from the unlawful drug commerce.
“The ceiling for cash reward under our law is just P2 million at maximum,” Barbers mentioned.
“This is a new modus, the reason why illegal drugs in the streets are increasing so we need to be aggressive in our campaign against illegal drugs and that,” Barbers added.
The PNP nevertheless mentioned there is no such thing as a such coverage applied by the police power.
“Wala pong ganyang policy ang pambansang polisya sapagakt alam po natin at maliwanag po sa lahat ng miyembro ng PNP na ang pagbibigay ng mga nahuhuling droga sa mga informant ay bawal at labag po sa batas,” PNP public info chief Police Colonel Redrico Maranan mentioned at a public briefing on Wednesday.
(The Philippine National Police has no such coverage as a result of we all know and it’s clear to all PNP members that giving confiscated medication to informants is prohibited and unlawful.)
PDEA declined to remark when requested for response by GMA News Online. —With a report from Joviland Rita/KG, GMA Integrated News
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