CEBU CITY—Failure to coordinate almost led to a misencounter between agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and the Mobile Patrol Group (MPG) during a drug operation on Tres de Abril Street in Barangay (village) Labangon, Cebu City on Friday afternoon. ADVERTISEMENTDoria said PDEA-7 did not coordinate with the police before conducting the operation. Doria expressed dismay over PDEA-7’s failure to inform them before conducting the operation. “When we, the police, conduct an anti-drug operation, we always coordinate with PDEA. Reached for comment, PDEA-7 Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz said in a text message that he was in a middle of a meeting.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2017 08:26 UTC