BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
A total of 20,498 drug personalities voluntarily
surrendered to authorities in Western Visayas in its no let-up drug campaign, a report
of Police Regional Office (PRO-6) showed.
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| PHOTO KALIBO PNP |
Of the figures, 19,087 were identified
as self-confessed drug users and 1,411 were drug pushers. The drug
personalities surrendered from July 1, 2016 to June 27, 2017.
Figures indicate that from July 1, 2016 to January 30,
2017, there were 20,417 individuals have submitted themselves to police
authorities under Project Double Barrel and only 81 suspected drug
personalities surrendered in the Double Barrel Alpha Reloaded since March 1,
the report said.
The statistics from PRO-6 showed Iloilo
Police Provincial Office (IPPO) reported 7,487 drug surrenderers followed by Capiz PPO with 5,492
persons.
Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) tallied 3,215 drug
suspects while Aklan PPO had reported 1,937 and Antique PPO
with 1,623.
The police in Guimaras also had 744 individuals who were involved in
illegal drugs.
Of the 30 deaths linked to drugs in the region, Antique had
the most number of persons killed from legitimate police drug operations
with 10, Iloilo PPO and Iloilo City accounted for 16 persons killed while Aklan
had two, Capiz and Guimaras had one each.
No drug users were killed in the anti-drug operations
since last year.
A total of 1,764 individuals were also arrested from July
1, 2016 to June 27, 2017. The figure includes 1,536 drug pushers and 228 drug
users.
Iloilo City accounted for 593 persons arrested while
Iloilo province came in second with 470.
Capiz also reported 317 individuals arrested, Aklan with 187, Antique
with 160 and Guimaras with 37.
The article was originally published by independent
online blog Aklan Forum Journal. The unrestricted use in print or radio,
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