THE newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief said he is determined to bring the police force back to the streets in the campaign against illegal drugs, not to conduct massive arrests but to save drug users through rehabilitation, recovery, wellness and reintegration while going after high-value individuals who distribute prohibited substances.
"We really want to save our [drug] users, we want to save the user [through] rehabilitation. But really, those who distribute, that's what we will target," PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda said in an interview on Friday.
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