BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) confiscated almost P5.4-million illegal drugs in 58 operations last month, March.
A total of 793.53 grams of illegal drugs were seized and the BCPO arrested 70 drug suspects, four of whom were listed as “high-value drug targets.”
The BCPO filed 88 drugs charges against them.
Aside from their accomplishments against illegal drugs, the BCPO also arrested 15 “most wanted persons” and 46 “other wanted persons” with various criminal charges.
On the campaign against loose firearms, the BCPO arrested two individuals, both of whom were caught carrying homemade firearms, and were subsequently charged with illegal possession of firearms.
At least one explosive and nine homemade firearms were surrendered to the police in March, four of which were deposited by their gun owners while they processed the renewal of their firearms license.
In the campaign against illegal gambling, the BCPO arrested 50 individuals.
Ten of the illegal gambling suspects were noted to have violated Presidential Decree No. 1602 which prescribed stiffer penalties on illegal gambling.
Three others violated Presidential Decree No. 449 or the cockfighting law of 1974.
A total of 13 charges related to illegal gambling were also filed by the BCPO last month./PN
