The entry of magnetic lifters containing “shabu” (crystal meth) has shown that it is easy to smuggle illegal drugs into the country with help from law enforcement officials, Sen. Richard Gordon has concluded after a series of hearings on the issue. The issue cropped up two years into the administration of President Duterte, who ran and won on the campaign promise to eliminate the illegal drug scourge and make the country a safer place. Gordon lamented that the investigation of the illegal drug shipments was not intensive and that it needed to be improved. According to Gordon, those that should face cases for the shabu shipment are retired police Senior Supt. But the senator sees no liability on the part of former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña, under whose watch the magnetic lifters came in.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 03, 2018 21:22 UTC