By Perla Lena
ILOILO CITY – During the initial two weeks under the leadership of Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) acting regional director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, various anti-drug operations in Western Visayas led to the seizure of suspected shabu amounting to over PHP21 million.
This significant achievement was made during the second week of his tenure, from February 26 to March 2, wherein 40 operations were conducted resulting in the arrest of 55 drug suspects and the confiscation of more than PHP14 million worth of shabu.
In an interview Wednesday, Wanky said he has talked to various operatives and so far, he does not see the need to introduce new strategies to the anti-drug campaign because the operations are continuous.
“They are on the right track; they are on the right path. I am an intelligence practitioner. Also, I am an operative and I have assessed their direction. What is important is for them to be supervised properly to be successful in their operations,” he said.
Wanky assured them of support for their financial and logistical requirements so they would be more inspired in their job.
Of the over PHP14 million high-impact accomplishment, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office and the Iloilo City Police Office contributed the highest with more than PHP5.98 million shabu for 880 grams of shabu in the province and over PHP5.64 million for 830.69 grams of shabu from the city.
Other recoveries included PHP12,240 worth of shabu from Aklan, PHP34,000 from Capiz, PHP2.03 million from Negros Occidental, and PHP322,320 from Bacolod.
PNP chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. ordered Wanky to sustain the campaign against illegal drugs in the region when he presided over the turnover ceremony at the PRO 6 headquarters on Feb. 19. (PNA)
