17 Magdalo soldiers join PDEA today
Seventeen Magdalo soldiers, who were dismissed from the service for their involvement in the Oakwood mutiny, are set to join the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) today.
The 17 officers will take their oath of office at the PDEA headquarters in
The PDEA chief said the idealism of the former soldiers will be put to good use against the multibillion-dollar illegal drugs trade, which is considered the biggest threat to national stability and security.
The PDEA lacks manpower after the Philippine National Police (PNP) recalled all 524 policemen detailed at the anti-drug agency to boost the police effort against street crimes. This left the PDEA with only 55 agents, all recent graduates of the
The PNP hoped the PDEA will be able to establish its own operating units as provided by Republic Act 9165, the law that created the agency in 2002.
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