CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 18 – Northern Mindanao police office conducted a surprise drug testing to all personnel of regional headquarters as part of the Philippine National Police (PNP) internal cleansing program, particularly aimed at ferreting out drug-using police officers, Sept. 18.
Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 regional director PCSupt Timoteo G Pacleb led his personnel in submitting their urine specimen to the Regional Crime Laboratory during a command conference at its headquarters in Camp Alagar, Cagayan de Oro city. Others who took the test were members of PRO 10 Command Group, their different division chiefs and officials of Regional Operation Support Units.
This is in compliance with the directive of PNP chief PDG Ronald Dela Rosa to cleanse the rank from Officers down to the lowest rank as part of the PNP internal cleansing strategy of the organization.
PSupt Lemuel B Gonda, PRO 10 spokesperson said that it is to restore and uphold the integrity of the organization and public’s trust with the conduct of mandatory drug tests among all personnel and intensified efforts to eradicate illegal drugs as majority of heinous crime in the country are drug-related.
Furthermore, the PNP will not tolerate any member of the organization who violates the law and gets involved in illegal drugs.
As a matter of policy, those found positive for illegal drug use and involvement in illegal drug syndicates shall be sanctioned accordingly and/or shall be subject to dismissal from police service.
“Police Regional Office 10 leadership wants police officers that have unsullied service reputation, unblemished record, and a character beyond suspicion to perform their mandated task to get rid of illegal drugs, criminality and corruption,” PSupt Gonda said. (PRO10/PIA10)
