MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Leila De Lima’s legal team is moving to implead inmate and prosecution witness Joel Capones as among the accused in the third drug case she is facing. Why is it that Sen. De Lima is said to be the only one involved in drug trade inside Bilibid?” Tacardon told reporters after the hearing on Tuesday. The conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading pending before the Muntinlupa RTC Branch 256 is the third case against De Lima. De Lima urged Guevarra to charge Capones and his 13 "mayores" or lieutenants in the Sigue Sigue Sputnik gang who had admitted to the court that they committed illegal drug trading within Bilibid from January to October 2014. “Surely, a convicted murderer who continued to commit the heinous crime of illegal drug trading inside the National Penitentiary evince an attitude in total contrast to that of remorse,” De Lima said.

Source: Philippine Star February 23, 2021 11:26 UTC