NCRPO implements ‘4 preemptive strike’ vs drug recycling cops

MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has implemented a “four preemptive strike” scheme in an effort to remove erring policemen and officials who are involved in recycling narcotics seized in anti-drug operations.

NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the first part of the preemptive strike is for the NCRPO’s legal office to closely coordinate with the National Police Commission (Napolcom), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Philippine National Police (PNP) to monitor cases of policemen who were dismissed.

“‘Yung una, gusto natin makipagcoordinate ng agencies na pinupuntahan usually ng nadi-dismiss na pulis para mareinstate. Sa Napolcom, sa DILG, or kahit sa office of the PNP, basta yung mga ganun yung mga agencies na makakapag-appeal sila,” Eleazar said in a phone interview with reporters.

(The first one, we want to coordinate with concerned agencies where dismissed policemen seek assistance for them to be reinstated. At the Napolcom, DILG or even the PNP, all agencies where they can file an appeal for reinstatement in the police service.]

Dismissed policemen usually file their appeal before the Napolcom to get reinstated to police service, Eleazar said.

Eleazar lamented that some dismissed police officers are reinstated without their knowledge, noting that NCRPO will tighten its monitoring of these cases with the help of the preemptive strike.

“[Minsan] talagang napalusot tayo may order na nareinstate na so at least namonitor natin na nagrerequest for reinstatement sila kung baga alam na minomonitor na natin itong mga ito,” Eleazar said.

(Some policemen get discreet in getting orders from the agency and then suddenly they get reinstated so at least now we can  monitor their cases.)

The NCRPO chief said the second preemptive strike mandates the NCRPO’s Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) to bolster its watch on active policemen who have outstanding drug cases.

“Yung pangalawa naman na check naman namin yung mga nasa serbisyo pa na may kaso na na-involve sa ganun [drug recycling] lalo na yung ongoing yung kaso. Nag-inventory na tayo lalo na yung nakalusot e,” Eleazar said.

(The second preemptive strike, we will check the ongoing drug-related cases of those who are still in police service. We will create an inventory because sometimes these cases are easily dismissed.)

The third preemptive strike involves the “one-strike” policy, which relieves head of drug enforcement units and police stations if policemen under their units are guilty of engaging in drug recycling.

“Yung pangatlo naman, iniimplement ko na yung one-strike policy. Mga pulis na nasa drug enforcement unit na gumawa ng kalokohan, nirerelieve na natin yung chief ng drug enforcement unit,” he said.

(The third preemptive strike, we are implementing this one-strike policy. We will relieve the chief of the Drug Enforcement Unit if we discovered that policemen under the Drug Enforcement Unit are engaging in illegal acts.)

“Saka yung commander whether sila ay chief of police or district director,” he added.

(And also the commander, whether they are the chief of police or district director.)

The fourth preemptive strike will intensify NCRPO’s Quad-Intel Force to monitor alleged involvement some members of government personnel and law enforcement on the illegal drug trade.

Quad-Intel Force is composed of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, National Bureau of Investigation, Armed Forces of the Philippines – Joint Task Force and the NCRPO. /jpv

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