General, 356 other cops probed for drug links
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 09:38:46 +0000
A total of 357 policemen, including a senior officer with a rank of brigadier general, are now being subjected to a thorough verification and background check for possible involvement in illegal drug activities.
Police Gen. Archie Gamboa, chief of the Philippine National Police, said the 357 policemen are actually included in the watchlist of President Duterte and were asked to report to Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday.
“This is an offshoot of a briefing in Malacanang. One of the proposals is for me to cleanse my own ranks,” said Gamboa in explaining his order to the cops to go to Camp Crame and subject them to intense verification.
Gamboa have met most of the cops.
“The purpose of this is for us to process the information that they are involved, for them to clear their names. But those who would not will face the full force of the law,” he added.