The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against 29 police officers for planting evidence and mishandling drug cases. A Manila court issued arrest warrants for the officers, including former PNP No. 3 man Benjamin Santos Jr. and former PNP anti-drug chief Narciso Domingo. The police department will also pursue administrative cases against active officers.
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DRUG MESS. In this file photo, former police master sergeant Rodolfo Mayo Jr. attends the resumption of the Senate hearing on the seized P6.7-billion worth of illegal drugs on May 30, 2023.Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla confirmed the issuance of the warrants against 29 of the cops charged by the Department of Justice . The cops face charges for planting of evidence and bungling of prosecution in drug cases under Republic Act No.
UPDATE: Manila court issues arrest order vs 29 cops involved in the P6.7-billion shabu mess. Among those ordered arrested are former PNP no. 3 man Benjamin Santos Jr. and former PNP anti-drug chief Narciso Domingo.Among those ordered arrested were the PNP’s former No. 3 man, retired police lieutenant general Benjamin Santos Jr., and former PNP Drug Enforcement Group chief Police Brigadier General Narciso Domingo.
Presiding Judge Gwyn Calina of National Capital Judicial Region Branch 44 issued the warrants. The bail was set at P200,000 for each of the cops. Of the 30 implicated, 22 cops remain in service, two have retired, three have availed of early retirement, two have been dismissed, while one has resigned, the PNP said. Aside from the criminal complaints, the PNP said it will also pursue administrative cases against active cops, which if found guilty, could lead to their dismissal.in 2022 over nearly one ton of shabu triggered the probe into the alleged ties of cops to the illegal drug trade.
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