Lacson hits BI: Chinese in P1.8-B ‘shabu’ shipment got in and out of PH

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 21:34:51 +0000

Lacson hits BI: Chinese in P1.8-B ‘shabu’ shipment got in and out of PH

A Chinese national, who allegedly facilitated the smuggling of P1.8 billion worth of “shabu” (crystal meth), which authorities seized

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Lacson names Chinese man behind P1.8-B drug shipment

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 12:00:56 +0000

Lacson names Chinese man behind P1.8-B drug shipment

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday named a Chinese national who was allegedly behind the P1.8 billion-worth of crystal meth, or shabu, that arrived in the Philippines last March 22.

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Eat your words, ‘Bikoy:’ Bong Go flashes ‘clean back’

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:00:49 +0000

Eat your words, ‘Bikoy,’ as Bong Go flashes 'clean back'

Senatorial candidate and former special assistant to the president Bong Go has bared his tattoo-less back during a campaign sortie of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago in Agusan del Sur.

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Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:02:47 +0000

Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

MANILA, Philippines — Alleged fixer Mark Taguba has filed an appeal in court to reverse an earlier ruling denying him bail as he pointed to his Chinese coaccused, Richard Tan and Chen Rong Huan, as the ones who knew about the 602.2 kilograms of “shabu” (crystal meth) from China that passed through the Bureau of Customs’ express lane.

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Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:02:47 +0000

Customs ‘fixer’ asks court to reverse denial of bail

MANILA, Philippines — Alleged fixer Mark Taguba has filed an appeal in court to reverse an earlier ruling denying him bail as he pointed to his Chinese coaccused, Richard Tan and Chen Rong Huan, as the ones who knew about the 602.2 kilograms of “shabu” (crystal meth) from China that passed through the Bureau of Customs’ express lane.

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Acierto accusations deserve probe – Lacson, opposition

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:22:19 +0000

Acierto accusations deserve probe – Lacson, opposition

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said authorities should not gloss over the disturbing allegations of dismissed Police Senior Supt. Eduardo Acierto, who claimed he was implicated in the smuggling into the country of “shabu” (crystal meth) worth P11 billion after he told Malacañang that two Chinese nationals often seen with President Rodrigo Duterte were into the illegal drug trade.

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Info from Vietnam leads to P1.8-B ‘shabu’ seizure

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:27:57 +0000

Info from Vietnam leads to P1.8-B ‘shabu’ seizure

The absence of the death penalty emboldens Chinese drug traffickers to flood the Philippines with narcotics because they believe they “can buy anybody” and return home safely, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino said.

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DOJ gives Lapeña until Feb. 21 to explain smuggled ‘shabu’ in magnetic lifters

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:34:56 +0000

The DOJ gave former BOC Commissioner Isidro Lapeña up to Feb. 21 to explain the billions worth of “shabu” smuggled into the country through magnetic lifters.

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Senate OKs probe of people linked to P11-B ‘shabu’ shipment

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:36:54 +0000

Senate OKs probe of people linked to P11-B ‘shabu’ shipment

The Senate adopted on Monday the recommendation of a Senate panel to conduct a lifestyle check and further investigate personalities tagged in a controversial P11-billion crystal meth shipment that was unearthed in August 2018.

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