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POLICE offices nationwide are not being given quotas but are instead constantly “pressured” to perform in the government’s anti-drug campaign, National Police Director General Oscar Albayalde said here on Friday.

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Albayalde said there was no order from President Duterte for police units on the ground regarding a quota although police units are always reminded to “clear” their areas of responsibilities of drug personalities.

“In fairness to (Duterte), he did not say anything about any quota. Never since Day 1 that the (Duterte) administration (demanded a quota),” said Albayalde, referring to the number of drugelated arrests a police unit can make in a certain period of time.

In northern Mindanao police regional director Timoteo Pacleb reported that a total of 23.7 kilograms of shabu and 4.5 kilos of marijuana — with an estimated value of P155 million, based on Dangerous Drugs Board standards — were confiscated while more than 3,000 drug personalities were arrested from from January to July.

Chief Supt. Pacleb noted that the crime volume in the region has gone down 30 percent, with a 44-percent decrease in index crimes and a 22-percent decrease in non-index crimes, placing PRO-10 in the top two spot and besting all other regions nationwide.

He attributed the drop in crime volume, particularly index crimes, to the effects of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, the anti-illegal drug campaign, and the implementation of the “Enhanced Managing Police Operations” strategy.

The regional director also announced the upgrade of police facilities and equipment from June last year to August this year, including the distribution of 61 “high-capacity” vehicles, and two fiberglass boats and a rubber boat to be used for search and rescue and disaster relief operations.

“The increase in logistics capability, particularly in mobility assets, provided to our units and personnel with mission-essential will enable them to perform their mandated functions at the optimum level,” Pacleb said. (PNA)

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