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Philippines narcotics agency takes over drugs war amid police shakeup

By Manuel Mogato and Martin Petty

Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017 | 4:42 PM MYT

Police officers take their oath at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Czar Dancel

MANILA (Reuters) - 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 Duterte took office at the end of June, vowing to crack down on drugs.

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