PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa officially terminated on Thursday anti-illegal drug operations under “Oplan Tokhang” and “Oplan Double Barrel,” under heavy international and local pressure amid the killings of thousands of suspects.

President Rodrigo Duterte himself signed a memorandum ordering the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to take over anti-drug operations.

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