Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV yesterday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a complaint accusing Duterte, Faeldon, Carpio and seven others of committing conspiracy in the smuggling of about 600 kilos of crystal meth.
Basing his complaint on the report of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, which conducted hearings on the incident, Trillanes said the shabu shipment arrived on May 17, 2017 at the Manila International Container Port and was approved for release through the “green lane” or express lane of the BOC.
Through the green lane, the shipment, which came from China, did not undergo physical inspection and document verification, such as x-ray screening.
Trillanes also cited the testimony of BOC broker Mark Ruben Taguba, who tagged Duterte and Carpio as alleged members of the “Davao Group,” which supposedly used its “influence” to facilitate drug smuggling.
According to Taguba’s testimony, Duterte and Carpio only needed to call BOC collector Jet Maronilla to “facilitate clearance of their shipment without the danger of being flagged or alerted,” in exchange for P5 million as “enrollment fee” and an additional P1 million in advance weekly remittance.
This story is from the August 01, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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