MORE than 100 out of the 99,598 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were confirmed to have tested positive for illegal drug use, particularly of “shabu,” a senior police official disclosed on Monday.

The director of the PNP Crime Laboratory, Chief Supt. Emmanuel Aranas, said in a news briefing in Camp Crame on Monday that police units in all regional police offices have at least one member using illegal drugs.

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