This controversy gives the Marcos government a springboard to investigate the Duterte-time PNP
, a scandal rocking the entire Philippine National Police , which might implicate the former police chief of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
On Wednesday, a Manila court issued warrants against 29 cops, including Santos and Domingo, and set the bail for the police officers at P200,000 each.Former PNP chief Rodolfo Azurin, Marcos’ first police chief, is being dragged into the mess but was not indicted. Interior Secretary Remulla said Azurin was not included in the indictment, not necessarily on merits. Remulla added that he was “not included in our case build-up because he was retired already when this case was brought forth.
After investigation, the Napolcom said that Mayo was arrested with two kilograms of shabu near Tondo, and then was taken to the Wealth and Personal Development lending office which he owns. It’s there that the 990 kilograms of shabu was found. Fearing that the whole thing would destroy the reputation of the PNP, decisions were made that made the “slew of irregularities” pile up.
For the second cover-up, Mayo’s boss, Police Lieutenant Arnulfo Ibañez, allegedly induced Domingo and another officer to release him so he could lead them to a much bigger warehouse in Pasig City. This is where there was an attempt to drag Azurin, because according to the Napolcom, Mayo’s release was cleared by Azurin himself. Azurin has denied it.
The prosecutors also believe that there was a plan to free Mayo by releasing him to join the Pasig City operation. The panel also upheld Napolcom’s findings that the police simulated the arrest of Mayo and Atadero later “obviously with the objective of curing the botched huge drug operation against Mayo in Bambang and against Atadero at WPD Lending.”
Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon said the cases were already filed with the Manila Regional Trial Court.
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