Guidelines in the Implementation of Operation "Private Eye"

July 12, 2007

DDB BOARD REGULATION NO. 04-07

AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF BOARD REGULATION NO. 5, SERIES OF 2003, ENTITLED GUIDELINES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATION "PRIVATE EYE," AS AMENDED BY BOARD REGULATION NO. 4, SERIES OF 2006

WHEREAS, the use of dangerous drugs remains as a major problem of the country, affecting the lives of millions of citizens, despite the government's intensified anti-drug campaign;

WHEREAS, there has been an alarming number of clandestine laboratories and chemical storage facilities discovered and dismantled, and volume of dangerous drugs, precursors and essential chemicals seized in recent years;

WHEREAS, the dangerous drugs trade in the country is carried out by transnational and local drug groups which are responsible for the financing, manufacturing and trafficking of dangerous drugs, precursors and essential chemicals;

WHEREAS, the government alone cannot solve the problem of dangerous drugs, hence, the support of the citizenry is necessary in the conduct of the national anti-drug campaign, including the arrest of wanted drug personalities at the soonest time possible so that they could face the consequences of their illegal acts; aEHADT

WHEREAS, in relation to Section 22, Article II of RA 9165, the board, exercising its powers as provided under Section 81(b) of RA 9165, issued Board Regulation No. 5, Series of 2003, which provides for the Guidelines in the Implementation of Operation "Private Eye", which is a project designed to give commensurate award/reward as an incentive to any person providing information to law enforcers which results in the successful confiscation, seizure or surrender of dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, and precursors and essential chemicals and/or the arrest of persons violating the penal provisions of RA 9165;

WHEREAS, in order to make Operation "Private Eye" more responsive to the dynamic national and international drug situation and to the drug prevention and control campaign of the government, there is need to amend certain provisions of Board Regulation No. 5, Series of 2003, as amended by Board Regulation No. 4, Series of 2006;

WHEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to amend certain Sections of Board Regulation No. 5, Series of 2003, as amended by Board Regulation No. 4, Series of 2006, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 11-a, Article V (Reward Schedule) of DDB Board Regulation No. 5, Series of 2003, as amended by Board Regulation No. 4, Series of 2006, is hereby amended by adding the words "and Ketamine" after the word "Heroin" in the title of the table, such that provision should now read as follows:

"Section 11. Reward Schedule. Unless otherwise revised by the Dangerous Drugs Board, the reward schedule shall be computed as follows but shall not exceed Php 2 million per anti-drug operation: CHDTEA

"a.	Confiscation or recovery of Shabu, Cocaine, Heroin and Ketamine:
	Less than 200 grams gms	Minimum of P1,000 + P100/gm in
	excess of 1gm
	200 gms to less than 500 gms	P20,000 + P80/gm in excess of
	200 gms
	500 gms to less than 1kg	P44,000 + P60/gm in excess of
		500 gms
	1.0 kg to less than 2 kgs	P74,000 + P50/gm in excess of 1kg
	2.0 kgs to less than 5 kgs	P124,000 + P40/gm in excess of
		2,000 gms
	5.0 kgs to less than 10 kgs	P244,000 + P30/gm in excess of 5 kgs
	10 kgs to less than 20 kgs	P394,000 + P20/gm in excess of
		10 kgs
	20 kgs to less than 50 kgs	P594,000 + P10/gm in excess of
		20 kgs
	50 kgs to less than 100 kgs	P894,000 + P5/gm in excess of 50 kgs
	100 kgs to less than 200 kgs	P1.144 million + P2,500/kg in excess
		of 100 kgs
	200 kgs or more	P1.395 million + P1,500/kg in excess
		of 200 kgs"

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SECTION 2. Section 11-c of DDB Board Regulation No. 5, Series of 2003, as amended by Board Regulation No. 4, Series of 2006, is hereby amended by replacing the sub-title "Confiscation or Recovery of Diverted Precursors and Essential Chemicals" with the words "Confiscation or Recovery of Other Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals", by inserting in the first sentence thereof the words "other dangerous drugs not covered by Sections 11-a and 11-b above "after the words "all other forms of Ephedrine", and by inserting in the second sentence thereof the words "Thionyl Chloride" after the word "Toluene", such that the provision should now read as follows:

"c. Confiscation or Recovery of Other Dangerous Drugs and Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals. Ten Percent (10%) of the current local market value as determined by the Board shall be given as reward when Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, all other forms of Ephedrine, other dangerous drugs not covered by Sections 11-a and 11-b above, N-Acetylanthranilic Acid, Ergometrine, Isosafrole, Lysergic Acid, 3.4-Methelenedioxyphenyl-2-Propanone, 1-Phenyl-2-Propanone, Piperonal and Safrole are confiscated. Five percent (5%) of the current local market value of essential chemicals shall be given as reward when Acetone, Acetic Anhydride, Anthranilic Acid, Ethyl Ether, Hydrochloric Acid, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Phenylacetic Acid, Piperidine, Potassium Permanganate, Sulfuric Acid, Toluene, Thionyl Chloride and all other regulated chemicals listed in any of the United Nations Conventions on Regulated Chemicals involved in the manufacture of illegal drugs are confiscated. Furthermore, the purity of the confiscated dangerous drugs and controlled precursors and essential chemicals shall be considered in the computation of the reward following the formula: computed reward multiplied by percentage purity of the confiscated dangerous drugs and controlled precursors and essential chemicals as certified by government forensic laboratories."

This Regulation shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and after its registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR),UP Law Center, Quezon City. HCETDS

Adopted: July 12, 2007.

Date Filed: August 16, 2007.

 

(SGD.) Secretary ANSELMO S. AVENIDO, JR.Chairman, Dangerous Drugs Board

Attested by:

 

(SGD.) Undersecretary EDGAR C. GALVANTESecretary of the Board

Published in the National Administrative Register, Vol. XVIII No. 3 (July-September 2007).