The Task Force Davao (TFD) said the interception of the P18.2-Million worth of shabu at the Sirawan checkpoint on Sunday afternoon, was proof that the culture of security in the city is well and working.
“Indeed the culture of security in Davao City is alive. Meron pong nagsumbong sa atin na merong papasok na ganong kontrabando sa Davao City kaya po mas pinahigpit pa natin ang checkpoint operations para ng sa ganon masakwat talaga natin ang kontrabandong ito (Indeed the culture of security in Davao City is alive. Someone tipped us that a contraband will be coming into Davao City that is why we have tightened the already tight border checkpoint operations so that we can apprehend this contraband),” TFD Commander Colonel Darren Comia said in a press conference at the TFD headquarters in Sta. Ana Wharf on Monday.
Comia said the illegal drugs from Midsayap, North Cotabato is by far the largest apprehension of illegal drugs coming into the city in the past two years. He said the arrested two suspects claimed the drugs were in transit to Tagum City.
But Comia said a portion of the 20 sachets (amounting to 1.14 kilograms) of illegal drugs was meant to be distributed across the city.
The suspects, along with the intercepted contraband, have been turned over to the Toril Police Station for further investigation.
“I believe may follow up operations ang mag kasamahan natin sa Davao City Police Office including PDEA para naman masundan kung saan galing ito at kung saan ito ibabagsak (I believe the Davao City Police Office including the PDEA to track the source of and determine its destination),” Comia said.
He added that the contraband was seized due to the existing culture of security in the city which allowed a certain individual to give information about the contraband to the TFD.
Comia thanked the individual for tipping the authorities and urged citizens to do the same when faced with similarly sensitive information.
Meanwhile, the TFD commander said that renovations to the city’s border control points are on the way and may begin next year. The new border checkpoints will include a face-recognition software that will be able to match images of people with those in the databases of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. CIO
