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The countrys seemingly quixotic fight against illegal drugs gets a boost here in Bohol with Capitol lending a quarter of a million-revolving fund for buy bust operations in support of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)

By virtue of an executive order he signed August 12, aside from putting up the seed money for the gvernment’s anti drug operations here, Governor Erico Aumentado also reaffirmed Bohols support to the President-led anti-drug operations moving all across the country along with other concerned law enforcement agencies.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has personally taken the monicker as the anti-drug czarina in the country’s decades old war aganst the proliferation of dangerours drugs, which has wasted too many young lives and muddled to many young futures.

In Bohol, through executive Order No. 16, series of 2009, the commitment to the drive also hopes to engage component local government units to take the example and come up wth their local commitments of support, says Provincial Legal Officer Handel Lagunay during last Friday’s The Governor’s Reports.

The quarter of a million, Governor Aumentado said was sourced out from the Capitol’s intelligence funds and would be primarilly used to set up buy-bust operations to aid the often cash-trapped government anti-narcotic agencies.

The fund however, the governor explained would be subjected to the usual government audit policies.

Earlier, PDEA’s intelligence Officer Steven Valles admitted that PDEA operates on a tight fund and the replenishment is not that fast, so set up operations are hampered.

PDEA, in a specail talk last week also admitted the lack of manpower to relentlessly pursue drug offenders so the need to deputize some members of the local police force became as imperative.

The PDEA put up a deputizaton seminar last Monday to Wednesday to formally expand their force and advance the anti-drug drive to Bohol, a logical drug spills over province.

According to the Dangerous drugs Board, Central Visayas, where Bohol is located ranks as the country’s second largest user of drugs. Observers however agree that the problem is basically concentrated in Cebu. (PIA)

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