ZAMBOANGA
CITY: Almost P7-million worth of shabu was seized by police authorities this
year, the ZCPO said.
Public
Safety Company Commander P/Supt. Ariel Huesca placed the exact amount at P6.725
million, a result of their aggressive and intensified anti-drug campaign in the
city.
In
the course of 12 months, combined efforts of the Public Safety Company and all
11 police stations resulted in the arrest of 513 persons and the filing of 309
cases, with a total of 1,575.94 grams of shabu confiscated.
Huesca
noted these accomplishments are not without legal challenges, with charges and
cases filed by suspects and arrested individuals themselves.
Mayor
Beng Climaco has been supportive too, he added, providing legal support to police
personnel facing such legal encounter and morally supporting them.
Climaco,
on her part, said the City Legal Office is on hand to help the policemen, then the
PAO and if it cannot be really fully responded to, then the private lawyers
hired to ensure that the police are protected in the implementation of the laws.
The
ZCPO has also been aggressive in other activities, providing interventions and
support to other law enforcement agencies in anti-smuggling operations.
As
to the traffic division, 127 operations were conducted resulting to a total of
648 citation tickets issued for this month alone and 53 individuals jaywalkers
arrested, of which 32 were issued citation tickets, and the rest opted for
community service.
Some
143 operations were conducted and 650 violators were issued citation tickets while
65 others were issued temporary operating permits.
The
ZCPO added three operations against illegal gambling were made which resulted in
4 arrests.