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MANILA - Members of the anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have arrested a dismissed police officer wanted for drug cases in Quezon City. In a statement Thursday, Brig. Gen. Warren De Leon, chief of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), identified the suspect as Harold Campos, a former staff sergeant. Campos was arrested by the IMEG's National Capital Region Field Unit during an operation in Barangay Roxas District Tuesday night. He said the arrest of the suspect was based on the information provided by the community regarding Campos' presence in the area. The suspect has a standing arrest warrant issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 84 for violation of Republic Act 6425 (Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972) with a recommended bail of PHP60,000. De Leon said Campos was known in their locality for his involvement in various illegal activities such as drugs and has been the subject of complaints for violations of local ordinances.
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN
A 63-year-old dismissed police officer wanted for illegal drugs was arrested by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) National Capital Region Field Unit in Barangay Roxas District in Quezon City on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
MANILA - The anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday warned police officers to shape up as it continues to swoop down on misfits among the ranks. This came as state prosecutors, in an Aug. 30 resolution, indicted Maj. Rolando Isidoro on charges of violation of Article 231 of the Revised Penal Code for violating Memorandum Circular No. 6, series of 2016, which prohibits government officials and employees, especially police and military personnel from staying and playing at a casino. "This development in Isidoro's case should be a warning to our fellow PNP personnel to start instilling in their hearts and minds that the PNP leadership is serious in this quest. We may have been implementing a comprehensive and holistic approach alongside the help of our Church and Community to cleanse our ranks, but at the end of the day, the decision remains in them," said Brig. Gen. Warren de Leon, Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) chief, in a