Iloilo City ‘moderately affected’ by illegal drugs

Iloilo City is “moderately” affected by illegal drugs, according to the office of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the metropolis.

This means that the presence of drug pushers and users in the city is prevalent but manageable, Police Captain Ryan Christ Inot, head of the Iloilo City Police Office’s (ICPO) Drug Enforcement Unit, explained.

Inot said there are no drug laboratories in the city and the supply of illegal drugs were slipped through seaports.

Based on data from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-6), nearly half of the city’s 180 barangays are still affected by Illegal drugs.

As of August 31 last year, 52.78 percent or 95 of the city’s total number of villages have been declared drug-cleared.

PDEA-6 said drug-cleared barangays are those that are previously classified as drug-affected and underwent the government’s barangay drug clearing program.

“They have to be then declared as drug-cleared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC),” the agency said.IMT