Rep. Barbers suportado ang panawagan ni DILG Sec. Abalos sa paglilinis ng PNP officers na sangkot sa droga

Nagpahayag ng mainit na pagsuporta ang isang Mambabatas mula Mindanao sa panawagan ni Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos sa lahat ng top-ranked police officers sa pagsusumite ng kanilang courtesy resignations bilang bahagi ng kampanya ng gobyerno sa paglilinis ng mga police officers na sangkot sa illegal na transaksiyon sa ipinagbabawal na droga.

Ayon kay Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, bilang Chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs ang magandang adhikain ni DILG Sec. Abalos na malinis ang hanay ng PNP partikular sa usaping droga ay agad itong nagpahayag ng kanyang full support sa nais ng kalihim.

The DILG chief said the police officers asked to tender their courtesy resignations with the ranks of colonel to generals will be evaluated by a 5-member committee whose composition will be announced soon.

Barbers said although there are still no concrete evidence that directly links senior police officers to the drug trade, it is widely rumored or said to be an “open secret” about the involvement in drugs of certain law enforcement officers in the active service.

“In October last year, a member of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group identified as S/Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr. was implicated in the storage of nearly a ton of shabu worth P6.7 billion in Manila. Since then, our anti-drug agencies had been quiet in identifying who was the drug lord, the traffickers, the protectors, the coddlers and other cohorts of Sgt. Mayo in the huge drug cache,” ani Rep. Barbers

“Hindi natin nilalahat at alam natin na kaunti lang na police officers and maaring pasok sa illegal drug trade. At sa tingin ko, tama lang ang hakbang na tinatahak ni DILG Secretary Abalos upang linisin ang hanay ng ating kapulisan laban sa illegal na droga,” Pahayag pa ng Mambabatas. (Cesar Barquilla)