VOL. 8 ISSUE 210 • TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016
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STRICT. Security personnel composed of security guards and Task Force Davao officers strictly implement heightened security measures imposed by the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), which has issued a double red alert status due to the latest terror attack in Jakarta and the broad daylight robbery incident in Tagum City last week. This scene was taken at the entrance of The Marco Polo, Davao. Lean Daval Jr.
‘GREAT RAID’ BEING HATCHED VS RODY?
DCPO has no info on planned big drug sting EDGEDAVAO Sports By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) yesterday said it has no information on an “anti-drug sting” that is allegedly being planned by political operators to destroy and derail the presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. In a phone interview yesterday, DCPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz told EDGE Davao that the DCPO has no knowledge of a supposed plan being hatched to bust a drug laboratory in the
heart of Davao City in order to show that Duterte is involved in the drug trade himself. “Wala mi report na nadawat na naay operation sila diri (We did not receive any information that they will conduct an operation here),” Driz said. Driz said the Philippine National Police (PNP) Central Office does not need to coordinate with local police in the conduct of an operation or case build-up against drug pushers “if the reason is confi-
dentiality.” She said it is during the actual operation that there should be coordination with the local police to avoid a misencounter. “We call it local territorial police. There should be coordination with us because we are on the ground and we are the ones who know the area,” she said. At the same time, Driz said there is no illegal drug laboratory in the city based on police monitoring.
The allegation on the drug sting was made yesterday by former North Cotabato Governor Manny Piñol in his verified Facebook account. In his article, Piñol said the operation is dubbed “The Great Raid” and will reportedly involve special anti-drug units of the government that will be fielded to Davao City at any given time to swoop down on a “drug laboratory.” “This operation is being talked about in whispers here
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