ILOILO CITY – Only three out of the 13,201 police officers tested positive for illegal drugs in Western Visayas.
The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 said 99.56 percent of policemen tested negative in the massive drug test ordered by Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor since he took over as Western Visayas police chief.
“It is my desire to ensure that those under my watch are free from any involvement in illegal drugs,” said Villaflor on Monday, September 25.
POLICE Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor (with microphone) releases the results of the massive drug test conducted on police personnel in Western Visayas. (PRO-6 PIO)
Their names were withheld but their places of assignment were the Antique Police Provincial Office, Capiz Police Provincial Office, and Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office.
“They will face appropriate charges and possible dismissal from the service,” Villaflor said. “We will implement the highest penalties to those who will fall short of the expectation of the police and the people of Western Visayas,” added Villaflor.
Villaflor acquired drug test kits through the Philippine Anti-Drug Strategy (PADS) Fund in June.
Lawmen in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental as well as the highly urbanized cities of Iloilo and Bacolod were tested in several batches as part of the internal cleansing program.