30 cops linked to drugs
Of the 30 Western Visayas policemen,four were Police Commissioned Officers and 26 were Police Non-CommissionedOfficers, said Malong, and all are in active service. Their names were in the list ofDirector General Oscar Albayalde of the Philippine National Police, accordingto Police Lieutenant Joem Malong, PRO-6 spokesperson. The PRO-6 adjudication board under theRegional Intelligence Division will be handling this matter. ILOILO City – Thirty police officersunder the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were linked to illegal drugs eitheras protectors or traffickers. “They will be dismissed from theservice if they are found guilty,” said Malong./PN
“They will be given time to cleartheir names through adjudication,” Malong said. These police officers hold the ranksof lieutenant colonel and patrolman, Malong added. Albayalde’s drug list contained thenames of 391 policemen across the country.