To stop drug trafficking using transport and delivery services, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and MyTaxi.PH Inc. or Grab Phils. have partnered, officials said Wednesday.
Director general Wilkins Villanueva and Sherielysse Bonifacio, Grab Phils. Public affairs head, made the statement in a simple ceremony at the PDEA national headquarters.
“The MoA aims to suppress the emerging trend of drug trafficking in the country as there are instances where accredited transport network vehicle services and delivery service drivers have unknowingly become conduits of drug trade by accepting transport and delivery services from persons engaged in illegal drug trafficking,” Villanueva said.
Grab Phils. backed PDEA’s campaign against illegal drugs by helping interdict and prevent the transport and delivery of packages containing illegal drugs and controlled precursors and essential chemicals using transport network vehicle services and delivery services.
It will assist PDEA in the investigation of reports on suspected delivery packages, design mechanisms where the items for delivery are properly recorded and visible to the driver and implement policies for a drug-free workplace in its premises. It will also ensure that the accredited delivery service drivers are not involved in illegal drug activities.
“The signing of the agreement is an opportunity for PDEA and Grab Phils. to formally strengthen their partnership in the fight against illegal drug trafficking, and closer coordination and cooperation in the interception of illegal drugs,” Villanueva said.