Vice President Leni Robredo in her short stint as drug czar
of the country has labelled the anti-illegal drug policy of the Duterte
administration as a “failure.”
This is a clear contrast coming from the Duterte
administration.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration has
just announced that it has successfully cleared more than half of 34,032 drug-affected
villages in the country, as it continues to step up its fight against narcotics
trade.
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| President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (photo credit to owner) |
As per according to the latest and official data from the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, around 18,284 out of 42,045 villages
nationwide have already been declared drug-free from July 1, 2016 to January
31, 2020.
Only 15,748 villages have yet to be cleared of illegal drugs
-- these barangays are either slightly, moderately or seriously affected. Over
8,000 out of the 42,055 villages are considered “unaffected”.
A total of 508,364 drug suspects have so far turned
themselves in to authorities and availed of the government’s recovery and
reformation programs.
The conduct of about 157,275 anti-drug operations has led to
the arrest of 228,678 drug offenders and the death of 5,601 others, as of
January 31.
Data showed some 8,811 high-value drug targets have been
arrested by authorities.
Still from the government shared data:
Three hundred and six of these 8,811 high-value drug
personalities are elected public officials, 85 are uniformed personnel, and 350
are government employees.
Around 10 prominent personalities, 726 leaders and members of
drug syndicates, 856 drug den maintainers, 61 armed group members, and 225
foreign nationals are likewise considered high-value targets.
Also deemed high-value drug personalities are the 3,349
individuals arrested from “high impact operations” and the 2,259 others
included in the “target list.”
The government has likewise been able to rescue around 2,915
children aged four to 17 who have links to illegal drugs.
It has also dismantled some 508 drug dens and 114 clandestine
laboratories in the country.
More than 5,000 kilos of shabu worth PHP32.92 billion have so
far been seized by authorities.
This is in pursuance to the promise President Duterte made to
the citizens of the country and which he has been reiterating since day one of
his presidency up until now- that his
war on illegal drugs will remain relentless.
“Sa mga
durugista, sinabi ko talaga (I’m telling you)
-- and I admit without any excuses -- I said, ‘Huwag mong
sirain ang bayan ko. P***** i** mo, papatayin kita (Do not ruin my country. I will kill you, son of a
b****),” he said.
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