Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Monday said there is no plan to cover up the illegal drug case involving now-dismissed Police Master Sergeant Rodolfo Mayo Jr.
At a press conference at Camp Crame, Azurin said there was no attempt to delay the investigation into Mayo’s supposed involvement in the illegal drug operations.
“Why start a fact-finding group in the first place if there was no intent to dig deeper in the drug mess, which obviously continued to persist through the years,” Azurin said. “The SITG’s finding will prove wrong the critics claim that there was an attempt to derail the investigation,” he added, referring to the Special Investigation Task Group.Azurin called on Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos to “focus on the real enemy,” as the latter earlier expressed belief that more high-ranking police officers were involved in the illegal drug case.
“Let us focus on the real enemy. Let me call also the attention of our kind SILG to take a second look on the people who may be feeding him misinformation to cast doubt on the integrity of the PNP organization,” the PNP chief said. Mayo, a member of the PNP’s Drug Enforcement Group, was arrested in October 2022 after authorities confiscated 990 kilos of shabu worth P6.7 billion during a series of anti-drug operations in Manila.
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