Sangki earlier told reporters that he was not a drug lord and had never been involved in the illegal drugs trade. He also showed up before PNP Director Gen. Ronald dela Rosa after reports circulated that he was a drug lord in Maguindanao./rgaRELATED VIDEO COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Mayors Montasir Sabal of Talitay, Maguindanao, and Rasul Sangki of Ampatuan, Maguindanao, have denied allegations that they were involved in the illegal drugs trade. When asked whether he would surrender or not after the President named him as among those involved in illegal drugs, Sabal said he was talking to his lawyers about it. Sabal has repeatedly denied that he was a drug lord but admitted, in several media interviews, that he was once into it.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 07, 2016 05:39 UTC