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UK Ambassador Asif Ahmad. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n\n

The Philippine National Police (PNP) defended its anti-drug campaign after the British Ambassador criticized President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s brutal drug war for leading to the deaths of thousands of Filipinos.<\/p>\n

British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad said in a recent interview that the PNP should stop its anti-drug operations and \u201clook at new ways of operating\u201d to eradicate drugs in the country.<\/p>\n

Since July, a total of 2,602 drug personalities have been killed in legitimate police operations while nearly 5,000 died in summary killings regarded by the PNP as \u201cdeaths under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahmad said the Philippine government should instead treat the drug problem as a public health issue.<\/p>\n

For the PNP\u2019s part, spokesperson Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos argued that the drug problem should not only be seen as a health issue but a violation of the existing law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe drug problem is both a health issue and a violation of existing Philippine law,\u201d Carlos said in reaction to the ambassador\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the PNP is still mandated to enforce the law.<\/p>\n

Carlos reiterated the PNP\u2019s anti-drug efforts through \u201cOplan Double Barrel\u201d have made 1.181 million drug users and pushers surrender. More than 53,000 drug offenders, meanwhile, have been arrested.<\/p>\n

Under the relaunched drug war, which took a month-long hiatus amid the rising number of deaths, Carlos said the police will revisit the \u201csurrenderers\u201d to offer them a community-based drug rehabilitation program with the Department of Health and the local government concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly, the results of the seven-month campaign show us that the PNP extended the helping hand and continue to reach out to drug offenders first while at the same time not remiss in performing our mandate,\u201d he said.\/rga<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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