Baguio City – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera Administrative Region (PDEA-CAR) Regional Director Derrick Arnold C. Carreon spearheaded the Ceremonial Destruction of Non-Drug Evidences this afternoon of Thursday November 28 held at the PDEA-Baguio/ Benguet Provincial Office, CEPMO Bldg. compound, Brgy. Burnham-Legarda-Kisad, Baguio City.
The pieces of non-drug evidence were seized from various anti-drug operations of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Cordillera and other Law Enforcement agencies. The pieces of evidence were stemmed from twenty (20) resolved cases filed before the Regional Trial Court Branch 3, Baguio City.
The items were set for disposal after it was presented in court. Following the legal standards and the proper disposal method, all the pieces of non-drug evidence were cut, hammered, and pounded until rendered unusable. The public destruction displayed the community’s unyielding resolve against our lingering drug problem.
Representatives from the Baguio City Regional Trial Court Branch 3, Civil Society, barangay officials, and members of the local Media were witnessed the destruction. Regional Director Carreon emphasized in his message the objective of the activity is to change the public’s perception of Law Enforcement regarding the alleged mishandling and recycling of seized evidence.
He further expressed his gratitude to the Prosecutors Office and the Baguio City’s Regional Trial Court Branch 3 for their expeditious prosecution and disposition of drug cases that prompted the immediate destruction of the pieces of evidence. (Baby Tong)