PDEA confirms drug links of Negros officials, police

BACOLOD CITY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confirmed the links of some elected officials and police officers in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental to illegal drugs, based on the statement of a whistleblower.

Jose Tumabini, PDEA provincial chief, said a whistleblower came out over the weekend and named several politicians and police officers with connections to the illegal drug trade.