Seven agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) are now the subject of follow-up operations after a Pasay City court ordered their arrest for a case of kidnapping for ransom and serious illegal detention.
Those ordered arrested were Vidal Bacolod, Efren Esteban, Xeres Angelo Galutera, Renato Flores, Jan Alexis Mateo and Alex Ramos, all PDEA agents assigned Central Luzon.
In this regard, the PDEA appealed to the public to provide them through 0995-345-7070 or contact the nearest Philippine National Police (PNP) office if they have information that may lead to their apprehension.
When pressed if they are still with the agency, PDEA personnel Glenn Malapad confirmed that the seven are still in “active status for now’’ but the administrative case filed against them is ‘undergoing’ and is up for resolution.
But he said the seven agents were already barred from joining anti-illegal drugs operations.
“Hindi pwedeng AWOL (absence without leave), kasi needed 30 working days pa bago pa ma declare silang AWOL (They cannot be charged with AWOL since 30 working days are needed before they are declared AWOL),’’ Mapalad explained.