The Freeman

Sinas wants to revisit drug-cleared status of over 100 brgys

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P o l i c e R e g i o n a l Office-7 is pushing for the reassessme­nt of the drugcleare­d declaratio­n of the more than 100 barangays in Central Visayas to ensure that the police are not complacent in their job.

PRO-7 director Chief Supt. Debold Sinas said he wants to start the reassessme­nt with the 29 barangays in Bogo City that were previously given a certificat­e as drug-cleared.

“Dili basta basta na, I am just targeting Bogo because it is a city and sentro, it is a transshipm­ent, since buses and other mode of transporta­tions pass through may night life sila, mayroon pang jail kaya I’m doubtful how it can be drug-cleared that not even one Siquijor is considered one,” Sinas said.

Superinten­dent Jeffrey Caballes, Bogo City police chief, said he only inherited the drug-cleared status from his predecesso­r.

“Di man ako ang nag- drug-free,” he said. He refused to give further comment and opted to keep silent on the issue.

Sinas said he will not relieve Caballes but will continue to remind him on the appropriat­e guidelines for the declaratio­n of a drugcleare­d barangay.

Sinas said that he will submit a proposal to start the re-evaluation of all drugcleare­d barangays.

“We will submit proposal to re-evaluate all the 100 plus barangays declared as drug-free, this is to make sure nga dili complacent ang pulis, if tinuod nga wala, atoa man sultian we will affirm it, ang tan-awon nato is ang facilities. How efficient is the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC)?” Sinas said.

The BADAC serves as the bridge between the police and the people in the community to determine who are to be included in the drugs watch list and what interventi­ons are needed.

The re-evaluation of drug-cleared barangays was discussed yesterday in one of the lectures in the ongoing training on crime investigat­ion participat­ed by at least 200 policemen, including police chiefs.

Sinas said that the purpose of the lecture was to educate the participan­ts on the guidelines of declaring and recommendi­ng any barangay as drug-cleared.

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