PNP’s Double Barrel gaining ground

The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) project “DOUBLE BARREL” is gaining ground and is expected to be implemented from the National Headquarters down to the lowest units.

The Police Provincial Office under the leadership of Senior Supt. Romulo Cleve Taboso supports the implementation of “OPLAN TOKHANG-(Toktok-Hangyo or Knock and Plead).

The PNP Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign Plan- “PROJECT DOUBLE BARREL” is implemented in a two-pronged approach, namely: PROJECT TOKHANG and PROJECT HVT.

The “OPLAN TOKHANG involves the conduct of house to house visitation to persuade suspected illegal drug personalities, the lower barrel to stop their illegal activities. While “PROJECT HVT”, the upper barrel is the massive reinvigorated conduct of anti-illegal drugs operations targeting high profile illegal drug personalities and drug syndicates.

For the month of July, the Police Regional Office has recorded to have knocked or visited a total of 39,390 houses. In the province, there are 17, 931 houses visited.

Out of the above number of houses knocked, there were 38,255 drug users and 1,346 pushers/couriers who voluntarily submitted themselves to the local police authorities and had undergone drug testing, finger printing, mug shoot, debriefing, medical examination and tactical interrogation.

They were also asked to sign a waiver or Affidavit of Undertaking wherein they committed themselves to abandon and not to engage in illegal drug trade activities again.

Meanwhile, the anti-illegal drugs operations yielded 28 drug users and 170 pushers arrested. On otherhand, 5 drug personalities considered HVT were arrested and 15 were killed during police action in Zamboanga Peninsula.

Taboso appealed and asked the general public to continue their full support to the PNP by providing relevant and timely information to the nearest police station or PNP HOTLINE : 09175062000 and iReport Mo Kay TSIP 09178455757.

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