500,000 plus Drug Pushers at Addicts sumuko
Oplan Tokhang means Knock-Knock and plead was originated in Davao City and considered as one of the most successful operations to lessen the drug addicts and pushers in their place.
Rodrigo Duterte said to the members of PPCRV that the drug surrenders already reached 500,000+ because of Oplan Tokhang and because of the PNP’s determination to suppress the illegal drugs in this country.
During the said period, the PNP had knocked 223,847 homes of suspected drug personalities that resulted in the surrender of 565,806 drug users and addicts, implementation of 427 search warrants and arrest of another 5,418 drug personalities.
PNP also killed 207 criminals in various anti-illegal drug operations.
According to some analyst, this is the most number of drug surrenders in the first month of a President.
The numbers of surrenders is expected to increase after some big fishes is now targeting by the Duterte administration.
“Some of them are just afraid to surrender because of the big fishes that threatening their lives” One of the analyst said to us.
President Duterte and Bato Dela Rosa said that they will suppress illegal drugs within 3-6 months.
The President also said that he would put a rehabilitation facilities in every region of the Philippines to help the people who are already addicted to illegal drugs and give them a second chance.