MANILA, Philippines — To prevent a repeat of the deadly shootout between operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Drug Enforcement agency, the government may need to adjust its policies and put the PDEA as the “overseer” in anti-drug operations, Senator Panfilo Lacson said.
“We have to resolve the trust issue between the PNP and PDEA. But it would be better if the PDEA acted as overseer in anti-drug operations, and focus on intelligence-gathering, whether it is technical or human intelligence,” Lacson, a former PNP chief said in an interview on dzBB Sunday.
PDEA should leave the assault operations to specially trained…
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