PNP said the shabu was worth PHP6.7 billion, possibly making it the biggest drug bust in Philippine history.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s vow to continue his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte’s hardline anti-drugs campaign,which has been marred by widespread allegations of extrajudicial killings and other abuse by the police, seems much more complicated now after after a police officer from an anti-drug unit was arrested in connection to the seizure of nearly one ton of methamphetamine, known locally as “shabu,” in the what appears to be the country’s biggest drug bust to date.
The PNP identified the police officer in question as Master Sergeant Rodolfo Mayo Jr in a press conference. Meanwhile, Department of Interior and Local Government Benhur Abalos Jr called it the “largest drug haul” in Philippine history. Authorities arrested 50-year-old Ney Saligumba Atadero and later found documents that showed the sergeant was his accomplice.PNP chief PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr said the police force was worried there were more officers like Mayo involved in the drug trade and the master sergeant could just be a small player.
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