POLICE PROCEDURES USED IN DETECTING THE METHODS OF DRUG

TRAFFICKING AS PERCEIVED BY UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF TAAL

AND LEMERY MUNICIPAL STATIONS

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the

respondents?
1.1 Gender;
1.2 Age;
1.3 Civil Status;
1.4 Rank;
1.5 Length of Service;
- 1 to 5 years
- 6 to 10 years
- 11 to 20 years
- more than 20 years

2. What are the problems

that uniformed personnel encountered when detecting the methods of drug
trafficking?

● Synthetic drugs are difficult to detect because their high potency

enables them to be smuggled in very small quantities.
● Drug test results are sometimes unreliable.
● Some drug traffickers often resorts to breast implants stuffed with
cocaine
● Some drug traffickers often get creative with using stuffed chili
peppers and fake carrots
 ● transmission x-ray doesn’t always detect suspicious carriage of
drugs
● Metal Detection cannot detect drug possession since it is in a form
of substance
● Physical Search is the best way to detect possession of drugs
● Canines is one of the best option to detect if a person possess a
illegal drugs
● Concealment Methods of smuggling include hiding the goods in a
large vehicle, luggage, or clothes are not easy to detect
● The practice of transporting goods outside or inside of the body is
called body packing is a dangerous way that result to non detection of
carriage
● Abdominal X-ray showing swallowed packages of cocaine cannot
always be allowed

3. What are the procedures

that uniformed personnel used in detecting the methods of drug
trafficking?

● Manual Search:
In general, the persons being screened should be required to remove
outer clothing such as coats, and then visually be inspected from head to
foot, from front and back, and on both sides.

● Manual Search of Hand-Carried Items:

Hand-carried can include items such as luggage, briefcases, purses,
backpacks, and packages
At checkpoints passing the items through an x-ray based baggage
scanner can be especially useful, and this technique can screen a large
number of items very rapidly.
● Manual Search of Mailed or Shipped Items:
● Mailed or shipped items normally cannot be opened by anyone
except the addressee, so manual search of mailed items is often
much less practical than that of hand-carried items.
● In many cases, however, manual search may be replaced by
another technique, such as passing the item through an x-ray
scanner, swiping its outside with a technology-based trace
detection system, or having it sniffed by a canine.

● Manual Search of Vehicles:

● General examination of the vehicle’s main compartments.
● A thorough and deliberate search of all parts of the vehicle that are
visually accessible and accessible by design.
● Search plus nondestructive disassembly of the vehicle.
● Search techniques plus destructive disassembly, which might
include cutting upholstery, oil filters, tires, and so forth

● Manual Search of Buildings and Property:

● Manual search of buildings, rooms, or other areas for drugs is
usually performed by law enforcement personnel after some cause
for suspicion has been established and when a warrant has been
properly obtained.
● Manual search of buildings, rooms, or other areas for drugs is
usually performed by law enforcement personnel after some cause
for suspicion has been established and when a warrant has been
properly obtained.
4. Based on the findings,
what are the recommendations to the uniformed personnel in Taal and Lemery
Municipal Station

5. Is there a significant
difference that the demographic profile of the respondents has on procedures
implemented by uniformed personnel