After shutting down drug dens, what is next?

At least six individuals were arrested inside a drug den in Sitio Plastikan, Barangay Duljo Fatima, Cebu City on Friday, September 10. | Photo courtesy of PDEA-7

However, Alcantara said that there was a big chance that supplies disposed of in the region were possibly leftovers of previous drug trades. Now, in the second year of battling COVID-19, they were able to close down 27 drug dens where 21 of which were located in Cebu City. In a day, Cuayzon said that a drug den maintainer could earn P25,000 from their drug dens not only from the items they sold but also from fees for the drug paraphernalia and rent for the place to use the drugs that the buyers had purchased.In Cebu City alone, from the 80 barangays, PDEA-7 has classified 23 barangays as seriously affected of illegal drugs.

She said that the community in all villages would play a vital role in ensuring that drug dens would not be set up again in their community. That is why part of PDEA-7’s programs is to also empower the barangay and the community so that they will be capable of securing their own areas. He said these would make new drug users and pushers to be aware of this and to make them afraid of getting caught if they would engage in the illegal activity.

The groundwork of Balay Silangan started in 2018 and it provides general interventions such as health awareness, psychological, spiritual, and physical activities including counseling, moral recovery, values formation, that can help these offenders change for good.However, the services of Balay Silangan follow specific conditions that surrendering drug personalities must meet.

He urged small time drug pushers to avail of the program because being apprehended and spending time in jail would not be a guarantee that they would not become big time drug pushers. Alcantara also said that they were already coordinating with different agencies should these individuals graduate from the reformatory facility, and then they would be offered jobs that could help them restart their lives.

Also, big-time drug personalities would often choose a trusted man that could work on the ground for them.

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