Sen. Panfilo Lacson. (File photo by JAM STA. ROSA / Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson advised anti-drug agents to focus on big-time drug suspects and let the police handle the small-time ones.
In a tweet on Sunday, Lacson urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to “leave the street pushers in slippers and shorts” to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
“[P1 billion] worth of drugs? Way to go PDEA. Get the big ones. Leave the street pushers in slippers and shorts to the PNP,” he wrote.
Php1B worth of drugs? Way to go PDEA. Get the big ones. Leave the street pushers in slippers and shorts to the PNP.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) February 3, 2019
His statement came after anti-drug operatives and local police forces seized P1.9 billion worth of suspected shabu from two Chinese nationals, who were killed during the buy-bust operation.
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Lacson, who served as PNP chief from 1999 to 2001, earlier advised the two agencies to go after those supplying the illegal drugs to the Philippines on a big scale instead of focusing on street pushers. /atm
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