AMENDMENT OF BOARD REGULATION NO. 7, SERIES OF 1974, PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE IN THE CUSTODY OF SEIZED PROHIBITED AND REGULATED DRUGS, INSTRUMENTS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES SPEC…

Pursuant to the powers vested in the Dangerous Drugs Board under
Section 36 of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, particularly paragraphs
(a) and (b) thereof relative to the manner of safekeeping, disposition,
burning, or condemnation of dangerous drugs under its custody, and of
taking charge and custody of all dangerous drugs seized, confiscated by,
or surrendered to, any national, provincial, or local law enforcement
agency, Board Regulation No. 7, series of 1974 is hereby amended such
that Section 1 thereof shall read as follows:

“SECTION 1.     All prohibited and regulated drugs,
instruments, apparatus, and articles specially designed for the use
thereof when unlawfully used or found in the possession of any person
not authorized to have control and disposition of the same, or when
found secreted or abandoned, shall be seized or confiscated by any
national, provincial or local law enforcement agency.  Any apprehending
team having initial custody and control of said drugs and/or
paraphernalia, should, immediately after seizure or confiscation, have
the same physically inventoried and photographed in the presence of the
accused, if there be any, and/or his representative, who shall be
required to sign the copies of the inventory and be given a copy
thereof.  Thereafter, the seized drugs and paraphernalia shall be
immediately brought to a properly equipped government laboratory for a
qualitative and quantitative examination.

The apprehending team shall: (a) within twenty-four (24) hours from
the seizure inform the Dangerous Drugs Board by telegram of said
seizure, the nature and quantity thereof and present custody of the
same; and (b) within ten (10) days from the date of seizure or
confiscation, submit to the Board a detailed report which shall be
accomplished on the attached form entitled “Report on an Illicit
Narcotics Transaction or Seizure” (DDB Form No. 4-72-A and B).

It shall be the duty of the government laboratory undertaking the
qualitative and quantitative analysis of the seized drugs and
paraphernalia to furnish the Dangerous Drugs Board a copy of its
laboratory analysis report as above required within twenty-four (24)
hours from completion of the analysis and to turn over to the Dangerous
Drugs Custodian (NBI) the seized or confiscated drugs and/or
paraphernalia, except adequate representative samples which the said
laboratory shall retain for evidentiary purposes, within ten (10) days
from completion of the analysis.”

All other provisions of the subject regulation shall continue to remain in force and effect.

This Regulation shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 9 May 1979

(SGD.) CLEMENTE S. GATMAITAN, M.D., M.P.H.
Chairman