Calasiao declared ‘drug-cleared’
THE municipality of Calasiao has been officially cleared of illegal drugs by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office 1.
P/Superintendent Charlie Umayam, Calasiao police chief, said all the 24 barangays have been cleared earlier of illegal drugs, while the 414 drug surrenderers have completed the community-based rehabilitation program (CBRP) and 5 are undergoing rehabilitation treatment at the Training and Rehabilitation Center of the Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City.
Massage therapy and puto-making were taught at the CBRP.
Most of the reformed drug personalities initially landed a job in puto making as helpers after their training conducted by the Calasiao municipal government and TESDA.
Meanwhile, 798 candidates of Barangay and SK election have undergone urine and laboratory tests to help ensure drug-free and peaceful elections on May 14.
Umayam said that after the town has been declared drug cleared, the PNP will triple its monitoring system of the drug reformists.
Calasiao Police Station already formed an intelligence group down to the barangay level to monitor activities, especially along the boundaries with Mangaldan, Sta. Barbara, San Carlos City and Dagupan City to keep the town’s status as drug-cleared.
“Madali na natin makikilala kung sino ang mga involved base na rin sa shared intelligence report ng ating katabing stations, mula sa pag-amin ng mga dating surrenderers, at sabay-sabay kaming nag-ooperate ng mga katabing police stations kaya hindi mahirap na hulihin kung may nai-involved dyan at may basis kami sa mga listahan”, Umayam said.
“There’s a lot of difference being drug-free or drug-cleared, we in Calasiao we are only drug-cleared but we cannot claim to be drug-free yet, because we have monitored some illegal activities, we only cleared the town of those listed as drug surrenderers and those newly identified,” he said.
He said police personnel are assigned to monitor in every barangay that will regularly visit drug surrenderers. (Nora Dominguez)
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