MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson advised anti-drug agents to focus on big-time drug suspects and let the police handle the small-time ones. In a tweet on Sunday, Lacson urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to “leave the street pushers in slippers and shorts” to the Philippine National Police (PNP). Leave the street pushers in slippers and shorts to the PNP,” he wrote. His statement came after anti-drug operatives and local police forces seized P1.9 billion worth of suspected shabu from two Chinese nationals, who were killed during the buy-bust operation. /atmREAD: Lacson: Don’t kill street pushers; arrest themADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 03, 2019 13:30 UTC