THE Police Regional Office 7 has launched a stepped up anti-criminality drive in Central Visayas ahead of the traditional observance of “Undas” in the region.
Dubbed “Oplan Hulidays,” PRO7 director Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus B. Alba said they are intensifying their public safety and law enforcement operations in all places of public convergence as they anticipate a huge number of people to visit their departed ones in public cemeteries and memorial parks.
Alba said Police Assistance Centers have been put up to assist their Tourist Police in securing tourist destinations in the region, particularly those in Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental.
A total of 116 municipalities were found in Central Visayas, each offering their respective tourist attractions.
According to Alba, their region-wide”‘Oplan Hulidays,” which started on Wednesday, has resulted in the conduct of six anti-narcotics operations that led to the arrest of eight drug suspects and the confiscation of nearly P65,000 worth of shabu.
The operations also led to the capture of one person for illegal possession of firearms and 21 wanted persons, three of them included in the most wanted person list while 18 are other most wanted persons.
The PRO7 director said two “high-value individuals” in the region were also arrested in separate anti-crime operations this week, which led to the seizure of some P1.7 million worth of shabu.
The two suspects are facing non-bailable charges for sale and possession of prohibited drugs under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.