Gen. Constantino ordered, relieved, Disarm and Restrict “ Narco Cops” in Cagayan

Cagayan, de Oro City - Northern Mindanao -  Police Regional Director Police Chief Superintendent Noel Constantino ordered Sunday morning all ground commanders to report , disarm and restrict to barracks all police personnel involved in illegal drug trade as earlier bared by President Rodrigo Duterte during a televised speech Sunday shortly after midnight.

"We strongly condemn the criminal act and we will make sure that they will be answerable for it criminally and administratively," PCSupt Constantino said as he reiterate PNP's "zero tolerance" stand on drugs.

Constantino also ordered the immediate relief and reassignment of PNP personnel involved to the Administrative Holding Office at the Regional Headquarters Support Group inside Camp Alagar where they will be restricted to barracks while they face criminal and administrative charges.

Police Regional Office spokesperson Superintendent Surki Sereñas disclosed that Police Senior Inspector Roy Montes of Misamis Oriental Provincial Police Office; Police Chief Inspector Ricardo Gando and SPO1 Rodrigo Ramos of Bukidnon Provincial Office were order the relief,  disarmed, restricted and investigated. "Other names included in the list are still being verified as most of them are already retired, while some of them were either already jailed or dead," Sereñas said.

Constantino also ordered the immediate recall of all police security escorts and bodyguards assigned to the identified narco politicians, while giving the latter 24 hours to turn themselves over to police authorities or "face the dire consequences."
Chiefs of Police assigned to narco mayors will also be relieved and their deputation powers over the police is revoked in compliance to presidential pronouncement during Duterte's first SONA.

President Duterte earlier made public the long list of judges, politicians, police and military involved in the illegal drug trade. 11 of them are from Northern Mindanao region consisting of 7 PNP personnel and 4 politicians. (with report by Mike Navarro/posted by Becky D. De Asis/dredlinenews desk)