Data from the Dangerous Drugs Board showed that of the 99,754 illegal drugs cases filed from 2003 to 2008, only 22 percent was resolved. Of the total resolved cases, only 32 percent resulted in convictions, 31 percent in acquitted, 27 percent in dismissal and 11 percent provisionally dismissed.
Recently, all government drug enforcement agencies in the country gathered for a conference on “Effective Prosecution of Drug Cases” held at Malacanang’s Heroes Hall. The conference was attended by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Department of Justice (DOJ), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the military and police. (PIA/rmn)
