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Friday, March 29, 2024

Zamboanga: Surprise random drug test for PUV drivers yields 5 positive

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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) together with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and with support from the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) administers surprise random drug tests on drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) stationed at a mall in Gov. Camins Avenue, Friday afternoon.

Five (5) drivers tested positive for illegal drug use out of the 95 who underwent random drug-screening at the grounds of KCC Mall.

The drug testing activity is in line with the provisions of Republic Act 10586 otherwise known as the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013 and intends to assure the safety of the riding public.

Those who tested positive for illegal drug use will not be allowed to travel effective immediately. Their driver’s licenses were also confiscated, according to the LTO.

Those concerned will have to comply various requirements in line with the intervention and reformation programs that will be implemented by the CADAC.

The surprise random drug test Friday at the KCC was not the first for the LTO, PDEA and CADAC. A number of PUV drivers have already tested positive for the use of illegal drugs in previous surprise random drug tests, and have undergone the necessary intervention and reformation programs before their driver’s licenses were returned. (Sheila Covarrubias, photo courtesy by Andrei Bantoto-CADAC secretariat)

(Source: City Government of Zamboanga Facebook page)

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