Tag: narco-cops

Palace: There are ops carried out by “narco-cops”

(Eagle News)– Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Thursday revealed that there are illegitimate police operations done by suspected narco-cops. “We’d just like to refer to the fact that  drug killings are not state-sanctioned and we also have to clearly and carefully make reference to the fact that certain deaths involving policemen may actually be cleansing operations by scalawags in uniform,” Abella told reporters in a press briefing in the Palace. Abella also noted that the […]

Police included in “narco list” will be declared AWOL if they do not report

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – – The leadership of the Philippine National Police warned that those police who were included in the “narco list” will be declared AWOL or absent without leave if they fail to report within 11 days to their mother units. Those who fail to report may also face charges of insubordination. The PNP added that the alleged “narco-cops” need not report to Camp Crame but can report instead to their immediate superiors.

Reactions of “narco-cops” who surrendered varied, according to PNP’s Dela Rosa

QUEZON CIty, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police reported that the various “narco-cops” who surrendered to PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa had various responses when they went to Camp Crame. According to Dela Rosa, some admitted their involvement in the illegal drug operations, while others explained that they were connected to the illegal drug trade in the past and that they had already reformed. There were also those who apologized for their involvement, and explained […]