Pubdate: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 Source: People's Journal (Philippines) Copyright: 2004 People's Journal Contact: http://www.journal.com.ph/contactus.asp Website: http://www.journal.com.ph/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3381 Author: Hector Lawas COPS CLUELESS AS USUAL THE Western Police District remains clueless on the real identities of the operators of an abandoned drug warehouse in Sta. Cruz, Manila. In an interview, WPD District Anti-Illegal Drugs head Supt. Marcelino Pedrozo Jr. said the names and addresses found in the raided shabu warehouse were proven to be fictitious. Acting on a tip, Manila police raided an abandoned drug warehouse allegedly owned by one Eugene Tan at the corner of Jose Abad Santos and Qui-ricada streets, Sta. Cruz last Saturday. Seized during the raid were weighing scales, filters, dryers, and undetermined amount of shabu precursors including sodium hydroxide and ephedrine. Meanwhile, Pedrozo urged the judiciary to be stricter in dealing with drug cases. He lamented that Tan had been arrested in 1998 but was allowed to post bail. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh