Manila Bulletin
Search ECQ violators' vehicles for drugs--Barbers
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers proposed that all vehicles violating Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) rules should be searched for illegal drugs by the PNP.
Barbers noted that many motorists are still out despite strict travel restrictions, and police are only issuing tickets instead of conducting thorough searches.
He cited Republic Act No. 11469, or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, which allows for searches of violators' vehicles as a measure incidental to a valid arrest.
The lawmaker mentioned that drug traffickers might be using the ECQ period to distribute their existing drug supplies due to high demand in Metro Manila.
Barbers believes that with the large number of ECQ violators, there is a significant possibility that some are involved in drug transportation without being detected due to the lack of searches.
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