(UPDATES) BACOLOR, Pampanga — A former customs intelligence officer on Friday linked the son and son-in-law of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his former economic adviser to the case involving the smuggling of an estimated P11 billion worth of shabu into the country in 2018.
Testifying at the House hearing held at the Villa de Bacolor Convention Center, Jimmy Guban named Duterte's eldest son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, Manases Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, and Michael Yang as the owner of the container with magnetic lifters where part of the shipment was found.
MORE HEADS BETTER THAN ONE The House of Representatives brings its hearing on dangerous drugs and Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) to Bacolor, Pampanga, on Aug. 16, 2024. The Committees on Public Accounts headed by Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano, Dangerous Drugs led by Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales, Public Order and Safety led by Rep. Dan Fernandez, and Human Rights headed by Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. conducted the hearing. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
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