SEAL Bohol from illegal drugs;

Authorities redraw battleplan

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug 18 (PIA) –Picking up their part in the fight against illegal drugs and their trade, Bohol police authorities and the uniformed service launch Operation plan SEAL BOHOL (OPLAN SEAL Bohol) to coordinate efforts and plug any possible leaks making the province impenetrable to drugs and advance supply reduction.

Oplan SEAL BOHOL takes the drug supply reduction in three levels of approaches, explains Police Major Norman Nuez, at the recent joint meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Anti Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), at the Capitol Ceremonial Hall, August 2.

The Camp Dagohoy operation plan came about and was presented at the same meeting where authorities reported 417 arrests: 22 high value individuals and 395 street level individuals, in the campaign’s first seven months of the year.

The same report unsettled joint council members over the total seized illegal drugs weighing 10,644.93 grams or 10.64 kilos with an estimated value reaching P72,385,524.00, and some six fire-arms.

In fact, in July alone, authorities seized 3.8 kilos of illegal drugs that could have gone to the streets if these were not confiscated, which concerned members during the meeting.

Over the apparent flooding of drugs in the streets, Camp Dagohoy proposes something.

Seas and the coastal waters are to be taken care by the Bantay Dagat, Maritime Police, the Barangay Intelligence Network, barangay tanods and barangay officials form the first barrier to deter the smuggling and entry of drugs in the locality, said Major Nuez, who is Camp Francisco Dagohoy’s operations officer.

Entry ports will be the domain of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency which used K9 drug sniffing dogs doing random sniffing, including the inspection of rolling cargo and transiting vehicles and arriving vessels, he added.

Airport screening will also be done, with the coordination of the airport police and other airport authorities.

And then, on land, is the last defense, the decorated official revealed.

Here, checkpoints, oplan sita, buy bust and other apprehensions are implemented as vigorously.

The official reasoned out that Bohol’s problem with drugs now dwarfs the problem in 2015-2016 and some 6,990 of the nearly 40,000 who graduated in the community based rehabilitation program without walls, there is still a concerning number of persons who use drugs now craving.

With 39,319 drug surrenderees, and some 16,143 who are still enrolled and are expected to completely flush out the drugs in their systems, this leaves some 16,168 drug users who may have surrendered but have shunned away from rehabilitation.

As the 16,168 persons who use drugs now possibly sliding back and are back on tooters, police estimate some 1.1 kilos of shabu consumed weekly for their cravings.

This he sums, is some 4.5 kilos of shabu per month.

With the 3.8 kilos seized, this is certainly hurting the pockets of the local distributors, Maj Nuez said.

With SEAL BOHOL in place, authorities also expect the continuing offer of the CBRP WOW in the demand reduction side of the problem. (rahc/PIA_7/Bohol)

INSULATE BOHOL. Police Major Norman Nuez presents Oplan SEAL Bohol, an interagency coordinated tactical offensive against drugs by reducing supply. Nuez said with 16000 users refusing to undergo rehabilitation, they would need 4.5 kilos of shabu every month to satisfy their cravings. If this supply gets disrupted, then these people would be forced to stop or get the treatment. (PIABohol)