7 Makati City jeepney drivers test positive for illegal drugs
MANILA, Philippines — Seven Makati City jeepney drivers tested positive for drugs, days after a jeepney driven by another drugged driver rammed and killed a 14-year-old student and injured several others in Barangay Poblacion.
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In a text message to reporters on Wednesday, Makati City police chief Col. Rogelio Simon said the result of the drug tests on 58 jeepney drivers were released by the Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Madac).
Simon said the seven jeepney drivers who tested positive for drugs will be detained will face charges for violation of Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013.
The screening of jeepneys started on Tuesday and was conducted by personnel of Land Transportation Office, Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group, Madac, and Makati City police.
Last week, jeepney driver Crizalde Tamparong was driving a public utility jeepney in Barangay Poblacion when he rammed a group of students who were crossing a pedestrian lane.
Article continues after this advertisementTamparong claimed that he lost his brakes when he hit the students.
Article continues after this advertisementPolice investigators also discovered that Tamparong tested positive for shabu and did not have a valid driver’s license.
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