31 March 2007
LEGAZPI CITY—-ON THURSDAY, the US Navy ended its month-long “Exercise Fusion Piston ’07” with the Philippine Navy and other concerned agencies in Southern Luzon, which provided training on countering high-seas smuggling of illegal drugs in the country.
Edgardo Guevarra, Naval Forces Southern Luzon operations officer, said the exercise was important to teach concerned agencies how to unify their efforts in addressing the illegal drugs problem.
“The agencies would work on their own before without coordination. This exercise strengthened our effort to combat the smuggling of illegal drugs,” Guevarra said.
The US Navy-funded exercise offered courses on medical training, drug enforcement, local custom and immigration laws, procedures in handling evidence, drug identification, and firing.
Other agencies involved in the exercise were the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine National Police, the PNP Maritime Group, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Bureau of Customs.
Guevarra said the Americans are very particular in stopping illegal drug trade among countries.Ephraim Aguilar, Inquirer Southern Luzon
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