Iloilo City police’s anti-drug unit, Station 5 relieved

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ILOILO CITY — The top police official in Western Visayas on Friday relieved this city’s entire drug unit and an entire police station.

Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco announced during the turnover of command at the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on Friday that he had ordered its chief to “change all personnel” of Iloilo City Police Station 5 in Mandurriao district, as well as the city’s Drug Enforcement Unit.

“I’m not satisfied with their performance. We need [anti-]illegal drug accomplishments from especially the police covering our targeted areas, but unfortunately, upon my review, and based on record, they failed my expectations,” Francisco said.

He said further action will be done based on the recommendations to be made by the ICPO’s officer-in-charge, Col. Joresty Coronica.

The announcement came on the heels of an anti-illegal drug operation in Mandurriao’s Barangay Bakhaw conducted by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit on Thursday, January 26.

The operation resulted in the arrest of 32 persons, including 29 drug den visitors. A total of  135 grams of “shabu” (crystal meth) worth ₱918,000 were also confiscated.