Police disarm Zambo anti-narcotics chief
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police disarmed the
anti-narcotics chief of the local police force after he was tested positive for
alleged illegal drug use, officials said.
Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Ylagan, the
regional police director, said Major Jivertson Pelovello, who heads the
Zamboanga City Police Drug Enforcement Unit, is now with Regional Personnel
Holding and Accounting Section and is undergoing pre-charge investigation and
summary dismissal proceedings.
“Pelovello has been disarmed of his
issued firearms and slapped with corresponding administrative charges,” Ylagan
said in his report to National Police Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas who ordered the
regional police to immediately take Pelovello in restrictive custody.