NEW DRUG WATCHLIST CONTAINS 11K NAMES
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has validated a total of 11,000 names of suspected drug personalities who are on the illegal drugs watchlist.
PNP deputy spokesperson Superintendent Vimellee Madrid said the list contains the names of suspected drug pushers and users from all the regions.
“11,000 so far ang validated na ng DI (The Directorate for Intelligence has validated 11,000 so far). Our validation is a continuous process from time to time so magtataas pa ang bilang na ‘yan (the number will increase),” she said.
Madrid said the 11,000 drug personalities are being subjected to the PNP’s Oplan Tokhang, which involves visits by the police to the homes of drug personalities in a bid to convince them to surrender and turn their back on illegal drugs.
The PNP resumed on January 29 the conduct of the Oplan Tokhang, more than three months after they were ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte to stop its implementation along with the conduct of other anti-illegal drug activities.
From January 29 to February 8, the PNP said implementation of Oplan Tokhang has been bloodless.
Based on the records of the Di- rectorate for Operations, the PNP has conducted 3,465 Tokhang operations which resulted in the surrender of 1,573 drug suspects.
Madrid said during the visitation, some drug suspects revealed the names of other drug suspects. These are being validated.