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Philippines narcotics agency takes over drugs war after Duterte slams police
Published Tue, Jan 31, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Manila
THE Philippines handed its anti-narcotics agency the lead role in running a controversial war on drugs on Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the national police for rampant corruption and took them off the job.
More than 7,600 people, mostly users and small-time dealers, have been killed since Mr Duterte took office at the end of June, vowing to crack down on drugs.
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