4,186 drug personalities surrender, 228 arrested, 7 dead
REGION’S SCORECARD ON WAR VS. DRUGS
CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO – Some 4,186 drug personalities have surrendered and 228 persons involved in illegal drugs were arrested in Region 1 from July 1 to 12.
In a report from the Police Regional Office 1, the 4,186 drug personalities surrendered in various police stations in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan while the 228 persons were arrested during the implementation of search warrants, Oplan Sita, buy-bust operations and police responses.
P/Chief Supt. Ericson Velasquez, regional director, said that in a span of almost two weeks, 989 drug personalities surrendered in Pangasinan, 2,030 in La Union, 766 in Ilocos Sur and 401 in Ilocos Norte.
A total of 134 persons were arrested in Pangasinan, 31 in La Union, 25 in Ilocos Sur and 38 in Ilocos Norte.
Seven drug personalities were also killed in separate armed encounters in Pangasinan during the implementation of anti-illegal drugs operations, the report said.
Velasquez said the number of surrendered drug personalities is expected to increase as more have signified their intention to surrender following house-to-house visitation of the Region 1 police to their respective areas of responsibilities.
The surrendered personalities signed their individual pledges of commitment and vowed to change their ways and support the government’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs especially in clearing the region of illegal drug problem.
The “Operation Tokhang” of Region 1 police has visited 2,659 houses. “Tokhang” is from the Bisaya words, “toktok” and “hangyo” which means to knock and to request. (Tita Roces)
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