ILOILO City – Thirty police officers under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were linked to illegal drugs either as protectors or traffickers.
Their names were in the list of Director General Oscar Albayalde of the Philippine National Police, according to Police Lieutenant Joem Malong, PRO-6 spokesperson.
Albayalde’s drug list contained the names of 391 policemen across the country.
Of the 30 Western Visayas policemen, four were Police Commissioned Officers and 26 were Police Non-Commissioned Officers, said Malong, and all are in active service.
These police officers hold the ranks of lieutenant colonel and patrolman, Malong added.
“They will be given time to clear their names through adjudication,” Malong said.
The PRO-6 adjudication board under the Regional Intelligence Division will be handling this matter.
“They will be dismissed from the service if they are found guilty,” said Malong./PN
