Dela Rosa: 5-day conference in Colombia was very productive

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 26): Dela Rosa: 5-day conference in Colombia was very productive

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Monday described as very productive the five-day conference he attended in Colombia last week.

In a press conference, Dela Rosa said there are many aspects and many programs from Colombia that can be recommended to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte which can be used in the Philippines to succeed in the all-out war against illegal drugs.

Dela Rosa said “that was a very productive trip, very professional and I have heard a lot of good practices na ginagawa nila doon and hopefully yung mga magaganda na nakuha natin doon ay gamitin natin.”

He said the Philippines can adopt the law and equipment against illegal drugs of Colombia.

Dela Rosa said that “for example yung mga sa wiretapping law, equipped yung kanilang kapulisan doon para mag-wiretap sa lahat ng mga suspected criminal group members, drug group members itong suspected drug trafficker andyan kaagad kaya sila effective.”

Likewise, the PNP chief said the conference in Colombia also tackled the problem of narco-terrorism.

Dela Rosa noted that narco-terrorism had also been a problem in Colombia, especially that there were many killings such that many politicians were killed in Colombia because of narco-terrorism.

As a solution, he said, various high police officials of different countries who attended the Colombia conference have agreed to strengthen the police force as an effective remedy to solve narco-terrorism.

The PNP chief earlier admitted that the presence of narco-terrorism was one of the angles being looked into the Davao bombing that claimed the lives of 15 individuals and injured 70 others last Sept. 2.

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