Edge Davao 8 Issue 211

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VOL. 8 ISSUE 211 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

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SUITED UP. A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) tries out a body armor called blast suit worth P2.5 million donated by the US government at Camp Leonor Domingo yesterday. Blast suits are designed to withstand the pressure generated by a bomb and any fragments the bomb may produce. Lean Daval Jr.

PAOLO: ARREST ME Sports VM chides PNP for ‘Great Raid’plan EDGEDAVAO By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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AVAO City Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte dared the Philippine National Police (PNP) Central Office to arrest all alleged drug lords in the city – including himself. “Paanhia sila diri, ipadakop na tanan big-time na drug lord diha (Let them come here and arrest all the big-time drug lords there),” Paolo said in an interview yesterday. “Ipaapil ko kay drug lord man ko (Include me because I am a drug lord),” he added in jest.

The vice mayor made the statement in reaction to reports that an operation dubbed “The Great Raid” is allegedly being hatched involving special anti-drug units of the government that will be fielded to Davao City to swoop down on a “drug laboratory” here. According to former North Cotabato Governor Emmanuel Piñol, the raid is intended to destroy Duterte’s image as an anti-drug crusader and suggest that Davao

City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is involved in the drug trade himself. In his verified Facebook page, Piñol said the raid is being planned by political operators to destroy and derail Duterte’s presidential bid. Earlier, Davao City Police Office (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.

Driz said the 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 confidentiality.” She said it is during the actual operation that there should be coordination with the local police to avoid a misencounter. At the same time, Driz said there is no illegal drug laboratory in the city based on police monitoring.

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