MANILA – A member of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) has been relieved of his post after testing positive for illegal drugs.
In a message to reporters on Friday, SAF Director, Brig. Gen. Mark Pespes, said the officer, with the rank of patrolman, was the only one out of 93 personnel who yielded a positive result in a random drug test last week.
The officer, he added, also tested positive in confirmatory tests conducted this week.
“Confirmed naman at di naman nag-contest ‘yung subject. Relieved siya at inaantay dito for the formal investigation (It was confirmed and the subject did not contest the results. He was relieved and we are waiting for the formal investigation),” Pespes said.
The conduct of the random drug tests came after the SAF received intelligence information that one of its troops was using illegal drugs.
Pespes said the police officer was reassigned to the Administrative Holding and Accounting Section and would be subjected to pre-charge investigation and summary hearing proceedings.
If found guilty, the police officer could be dismissed from the service. (PNA)
