Albayalde berates policeman nabbed in Muntinlupa drug bust
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:09:17 +0000
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Albayalde on Tuesday scolded the policeman arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Muntinlupa.
“Tingnan mo, tingnan mo sarili mo… ‘Pag pinapahiya kayo, nagagalit kayo. Ngayon sinong pinapahiya niyo? Sarili niyo o kami o ‘yung ibang tao pa o ibang PNP pa? [Look, look at yourself… If you are being shamed, you all get angry. Now, who is now being shamed? You or us or other people or other police],” Albayalde told Patrolman Leo Valdez.
“Viral na viral ‘yang video… sasabihin ng mga tao ganyan lahat ng pulis?[Video is now viral… People will say all police are like you?]” the PNP chief told the policeman who was bowing his head.
Albayalde ordered the immediate dismissal of Valdez from the service.
“Make sure ma-dismiss ito. ‘Yung pinakamabilis…[Make sure he will be dismissed. The fastest]” Albayalde told police.
Valdez was arrested at 10:05 p.m. on Monday in a joint operation of the Philippine National Police – Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) and the Intelligence Group in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Valdez was caught on video sniffing shabu on two ocassions, which was presented to the media.
Valdez became policeman in 2007. He was reinstated in 2017 after going Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) in 2014 for his alleged use of illegal drugs.
Valdez was part of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).
Valdez is detained at the PNP-IMEG. DARWIN PESCO