THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday urged the Justice department to indict individuals led by former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon over their involvement in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment from China that slipped past the Bureau of Customs (BoC) in May. In a nine-page reply affidavit, the country’s anti-illegal drug agency argued that the respondents only gave alibis, denials and “technical blemishes” to refute the accusations. Such fact alone establishes that Section 4 of Republic Act 9165 was 9165 was violated and importation was consummated,” the reply affidavit added. The P6.4-billion shabu shipment was discovered on May 26 when joint elements of the BoC and the NBI raided Chen’s warehouse in Valenzuela City. The Senate and the House of Representatives conducted separate inquiries, which eventually forced Faeldon to resign amid allegations he accepted grease money.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2017 17:03 UTC