The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) sought the indictment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and 37 others involved in the P6.4-billion smuggling of illegal drugs from China. The agency said that it would no longer “belabor to discuss anymore each and every point raised by the respondents” as the issue has already been “exhaustedly threshed out” by both Houses of Congress. Faeldon, who is currently detained at the Senate for being cited in contempt, was a no show in the hearing and was only represented by his counsel, Atty. The former Customs chief—along with former Customs officials Milo Maestrecampo, Neil Anthony Estrella, Joel Pinawin, Jelina Maree Magsuci, Oliver Valiente, Vincent Philip Maronilla, Alexandra Ventura, Randolph Cabansang, Dennis Maniego, Dennis Cabildo, and John Edillor—is facing charges of conspiracy to import illegal drugs and protect drug traffickers. /jpvRELATED STORYADVERTISEMENTFaeldon questions DOJ jurisdiction

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 03, 2017 09:53 UTC