Zamboanga police chief leads conduct of drug testing

Senior Supt. Angelito Casimiro

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) -– A total of 50 policemen, including Zamboanga City police director Senior Supt. Angelito Casimiro, has undergone drug testing in this city.

Casimiro said the drug testing was held Wednesday at the 9th Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory in compliance with the memorandum issued by the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame.

Casimiro said the drug testing is to ensure that no one among the policemen is engaged or hooked into the use of prohibited drugs.

Casimiro said those who will be found positive will be slapped with administrative charges which may lead to dismissal from service.

He said that 17, including himself, of the 50 policemen that have undergone drug testing were officers while the other 33 were non-commissioned officers.

He said the conduct of drug testing will continue but the schedules will not be announced. (PNA)
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