LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) will next go after illegal gambling after crushing the illegal drug trade. The PNP chief expects to drastically reduce the illegal drug trade by January 1. The PNP chief said that with many drug suspects off the streets, people could expect their communities to be safer. In a Senate hearing last Thursday, the PNP chief said a total of 1,105 drug suspects have been killed since the government started its war on illegal drugs on July 1. The PNP chief reminded his men not to kill crime suspects but to catch them alive and put them behind bars.

Source: Manila Times September 16, 2016 16:41 UTC