Customs chief says drug rings behind smear drive
newsare.net
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapea on Tuesday claimed that drug syndicates were pitting his agency and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) against each other in an attempt to undermine the government's campaign against illegal drugs. Speaking to rCustoms chief says drug rings behind smear drive
Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapea on Tuesday claimed that drug syndicates were pitting his agency and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) against each other in an attempt to undermine the government's campaign against illegal drugs. Speaking to reporters about the supposed smuggling of P6.8 billion worth of «shabu» (crystal meth) through the Port of Manila under the nose of the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Lapea said he and Director General Aaron Aquino, the PDEA chief, «may have been misled» by drug syndicates. "The whole thing appears to be scripted. A script concocted by the same drug syndicates. A script that perhaps some actors of the syndicate are still following to...Keep on reading: Customs chief says drug rings behind smear drive Read more