THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has formed a panel of prosecutors to determine the criminal liability of top officials of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in connection with the entry of P1.8 billion worth of shabu at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) in 2019.

The panel was formed after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommended the filing of charges against Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, Customs Deputy Commissioner Raniel Ramiro, PDEA Director-General Wilkins Villanueva, and several other officers and employees of the two agencies.