Talk:ninja cop
Latest comment: 4 years ago by TagaSanPedroAko in topic RFV discussion: April–October 2019
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All the Google Books results are for literal cops that are ninjas 104.226.7.82 23:47, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
- Can be found on the Web though, e.g. [1]. Equinox ◑ 17:27, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- Billones, Trishia (2016 July 7) “Top policemen linked to drugs face probe over 'ninja cops'”, in ABS-CBN News[2], ABS-CBN News: “These 'ninja cops,' explained Carlos, are legitimate cops who are part of the operating group of the anti-illicit drugs campaign, but conduct illegal activities like reselling of the contraband”
- Torres-Tupas, Tetch (2016 August 11) “‘Ninja cops’ unmasked, charged with selling illegal drugs”, in INQUIRER.net[3]: “Police officers who are part of an anti-drugs operating group but conduct illegal activities like reselling of the contraband have been dubbed as “ninja cops.””
- Ranada, Pia (2018 August 17) “Duterte dangles P5M for dead 'ninja cops,' only P10k if caught alive”, in Rappler[4], Rappler: “corrupt or scalawag cops”
- Parrocha, Azer (2019 September 26) “'Ninja cop' syndicate ‘a thing of the past’: Palace”, in Philippine News Agency[5], Philippine News Agency: “"ninja cop" syndicate, or those involved in the recycling of seized illegal drugs”
- Santos, Eimor (2019 October 3) “Senate orders detention of ‘ninja cop’ for contempt”, in CNN Philippines[6], CNN Philippines: ““ninja" or drug-linked cop”
- RFV passed. There are plenty of quotes about this on Philippine media as of October (there has been ongoing coverage of the hunt for the leader of those suspected). The etymology – as the news sources are concerned – is after the ability of these police to climb the fences of warehouses where the confiscated drugs are stored. --TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 23:02, 10 October 2019 (UTC)