The Police Regional Office-7 awarded medals of merit to the Drug Enforcement Unit personnel of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office for a buy-bust operation that resulted in the seizure of P7.4 million worth of suspected shabu, during a ceremony at Camp Sergio Osmeña Sr. in Cebu City on Monday, Dec. 2.
Personnel from the DEU of NOPPO were given Medalyas ng Kagalingan for their arrest of a high-value drug personality in Purok San Sebastian, Brgy. Buntis, Dumaguete City, on Aug. 28.
The police had recovered about 1.4 kilograms of suspected shabu valued at P7.1M.
The ceremony was led by PRO-7 Acting Director BGen. Roy Parena.
He congratulated the awardees for their unwavering dedication and efforts in contributing to the success of PRO-7.
Parena also urged the police to remain steadfast in the fight against criminality, emphasizing that these challenges require tireless focus and determination.*