“Having data and information on these dismissed drug cases since the war on drugs started in 2016 would truly help the PNP leadership determine the interventions needed so that the junking by the courts of drug cases filed by the police would be avoided in the future,” Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP chief, said. Eleazar admitted to the possibility of some police officers being involved with the accused and causing the dismissal of the drug cases. "If we have good accounting of dismissed cases, we will be able to trace who among our personnel is involved in corruption," he said. Eleazar pointed out that since the "war on drugs" started in July 2016, more arrests of drug offenders have been recorded. Government data shows that 289,622 drug suspects have been arrested in 200,632 anti-illegal drug operations.

Source: Philippine Star June 28, 2021 07:41 UTC