Ni NOEL ABUEL
Sinampahan ng kasong drug smuggling ni dating Senador Antonio Trillanes IV sa Department of Justice (DOJ) laban kina Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo “Pulong”Duterte, Atty. Mans Carpio at dating Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon.
Kasama rin sa kinasuhan sins dating Presidential Adviser Allen Capuyan, Davao City Councilor Small Abellera, ang sinasabing drug smuggler na si Charlie Tan, at apat na iba pa.
Ang kaso ay nag-ugat sa P6.4 bilyong halaga ng shabu shipment na nasabat noong 2017.
Kinasuhan ni Trillanes ang 10 respondents ng paglabag sa Section 4 at ng Section 26(a) ng Republic Act No. 9165, o mas kilala sa tawag na “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002” na inamiyendang Republic Act No. 10640; at Republic Act No. 3019, o mas kilala bilang “The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.”
“ I filed a case against Pulong Duterte and other members of the Davao group smuggling syndicate. This is the result of the Senate investigations conducted in 2017, in which we have identified Pulong, Charlie Tan, and Mans Carpio, as the masterminds behind the Php6.4 billion shabu shipment that was allowed to slip through Customs in collaboration with its Commissioner Nic Faeldon and former Presidential Adviser Allen Capuyan who was known as the ‘Big Brother,” paliwanag ni Trillanes.
Noong Mayo ng 2017, P6.4 bilyong halaga ng shabu na tumitimbang ng mahigit 600 kilo ang nasabat ng mga awtoridad sa isang bodega sa Valenzuela City, matapos itong ilabas ng BOC sa Manila International Container Port (MICP).
Pagkatapos nito, nagsagawa ang Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ng isang serye ng pampublikong pagdinig, na nagsiwalat na ang naturang kontrabando, sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabwatan, ay binigyan ng “green lane” na daanan upang makalusot sa system alert ng BOC at hindi isinailalim sa pisikal na inspeksyon at document verification.
“The conspiracy to import the subject shipment from China to the Philippines necessitated the crucial interventions of the ‘powerful insiders’- the corrupt customs leadership, and more importantly, the very powerful protectors who used their influence to consummate this unlawful crime of importation of billions of pesos worth of dangerous drugs into the country,” sabi pa ng dating senador.
“Dito mo makikita na fake ang War on Drugs ni Duterte. Libu-libo ang mga pinatay na hinihinalang drug addicts pero sila mismo pala ang protektor at kapartner ng mga big time drug lords. Pinatay lang nila ang kumpetisyon sa illegal drug trade,” dagdag pa ni Trillanes.
Sa panig naman ni Duterte, sinabi nitong handa nitong harapin ang kaso.
“I welcome Antonio Trillanes’ plan to file a drug smuggling case against me. This is a welcome development, mas maganda ito dahil sa korte ng Pilipinas ang pagdinig at hindi sa korte ng Facebook at utak ng isang trililing na sundalong kanin. This move will allow us to address these accusations through the proper legal channels, ensuring that the truth will prevail,” sabi nito
“I have always maintained my innocence, and I am confident that the judicial process will clear my name. It is important to rely on our legal institutions rather than resorting to trial by publicity or baseless allegations,” dagdag pa ng mambabatas.
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