Cebu government officials launched the province’s “war on drugs,” primarily aimed at blocking the entry of narcotics through the island’s ports.
The local task force hoped to stop the proliferation of illegal drugs, prosecute those involved in the narcotics trade and diminish the demand from users.Aside from the Cebu provincial government, other members of the task force include the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas led by regional director Levi Ortiz, and the Central Visayas regional police led by Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba.
“If we cannot totally eradicate illegal drugs, we will make it very, very difficult for these drug suppliers to make Cebu their marketplace,” Garcia said. Other agencies joining the localized drug war include the National Bureau of Investigation, Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command, Philippine Coast Guard, Cebu Ports Authority, Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Bureau of Customs Cebu, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency and the Maritime Industry Authority.
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