CL top cop in all-out war vs. drugs
- Source: http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/23929/Volume-9-No-46/Headlines/CL-top-cop-in-all-out-war-vs-drugs
- Saturday, November 14, 2015
- By Ashley Manabat
CLARK FREEPORT – Some 30 suspects involved in illegal drugs have been killed by the police in the region while another 150 persons have been arrested for peddling illegal drugs in just three months.
Chief Supt. Rudy Lacadin, Central Luzon police director, said the all-out campaign against illegal drugs was initiated upon assuming office on August 11.
Lacadin told members of the Pampanga Press Club during the “Talk Widus” media forum at the Widus Hotel and Casino here on Wednesday that he made the campaign his top priority after Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda enjoined him to go after drug pushers.
The police director said he has instructed his chiefs of police in the region to go after the top 10 drug suspects in their areas. “I told them you have to neutralize at least 50 percent of your drug personalities within two months,” Lacadin said.
“If they failed to do it, I will immediately look for their replacements who can do the job,” he added.
“They (policemen) can do that if they will work on it. They have complete support. They have all the funds, they have vehicles,” Lacadin said.
The CL police director said 10 police chiefs in the region have already been axed for being remiss in their jobs.
But Lacadin said he also rewards his policemen if they did a good job.
“Our mindset should be to go after the illegal drug criminals and hunt them down until they become extinct. Otherwise, they will not go away,” Lacadin said.
The CL top cop said drug pushers now have adapted to the times by running their own operations and the number of organized crimes and criminal syndicates have decreased.
“Sa isang barangay, kanya kanyang diskarte (In one village, they have different operations),” he said.
“But the real targets are the sources,” he added.
Lacadin said in the province of Pampanga alone, there are intelligence reports indicating that illegal drugs are being manufactured but these are still subject to verification.
However, since he assumed his post, the police have not yet monitored any drug manufacturing facility or laboratory in the region.
“Nagbibigay ako ng assurance sa mga sibilyan o sa mga pulis ko na nakakapagbigay ng magandang trabaho pagdating sa kampanya laban sa illegal drugs na kikilalanin ang kanilang magandang trabaho (I give my assurance to civilians and my own policemen that can turn in a good job in our campaign against illegal drugs that their accomplishments will be acknowledged),” he said.