(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confiscated around PHP5.8 billion worth of various illegal drugs in operations by its Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) from July 1 to Aug. 20. "From July 1 to August 20, 2022, the PNP, mainly through the efforts of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group, gained significant headway in the campaign against illegal drugs with the arrest of 8,934 suspects and high-profile players in the drug trade, and confiscation of 805.63 kilograms of crystal meth or shabu, 83.33 kilograms of marijuana, other illegal substances, and destruction of 34 clandestine marijuana farms, all estimated to be worth PHP5.8 billion," PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said in a presser in Camp Crame on Monday. He said these significant results of operations prove the aggressiveness of the intelligence-driven supply reduction strategy in support of the overall anti-illegal drugs campaign, with a strong emphasis on non-violent methods of effecting arrest whil
Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Aug. 22. the relief of the entire police force of the Paco Police Community Precinct in Manila following the involvement of three of its personnel in the alleged extortion racket that victimized a tric
A pre-charge investigation against three personnel of the Paco police community precinct (PCP) under the Manila Police District (MPD) who were arrested after allegedly extorting from a tricycle driver has begun, the the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported Sunday, August 21.
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Seventeen members of the Paco police community precinct in Manila, including their commander, will undergo retraining after they were relieved from their posts last week, the National Capital Region Police Office announced yesterday.
(Photos courtesy of IMEG) MANILA - Members of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday arrested three Manila policemen who allegedly tried to extort PHP2,000 from a driver whose tricycle was earlier impounded by the group. In a statement Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Warren De Leon, chief of the PNP-Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), identified the suspects as Staff Sgt. Erwin Licuasen, 34; Cpl. Chimber Importa, 33; and Pat. Leopoldo Tuason, 39. They were arrested at around 10:45 p.m. inside the Paco Police Community Precinct (PCP) located at the corner of Pedro Gil and Angel Linao Sts. in Paco, Manila. De Leon said the operation stemmed from the complaint of tricycle operator Frederick Alba, 34, of Sampaloc, Manila who said the driver of his tricycle was apprehended for a traffic violation on Aug. 14. He said the suspects demanded PHP2,000 in exchange for the release of the tricycle which was impounded. The suspects were arrested after receiving t