PNP, PDEA, BOC URGED TO ACT ON DRUG INFO LEAKS

THE leaks, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said on Thursday.

Barbers, who heads the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs that is investigating the entry of a P6.8-billion shabu shipment, said intelligence information, particularly those shared by other low-level intelligence personnel until after the anti-drug operations.

Barbers said that it is clear how the intelligence information “was shared irresponsibly with people of questionable character or those who were not supposed to have it.”

National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to stop the leakage of drug information.

“I hope the top leaders of the BoC, PDEA and the PNP will do something about this problem of leakage of intelligence information about illegal drugs,” he said.

information must be handled with utmost care so it will not fall into the wrong hands,” Barbers added.

- PDEA “managed to manipulate the entry” of the shabu shipment.

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- ees from different government agencies colluded to embarrass

This collusion was evident during the inquiry held by the House last week, he added.

- mation on the illegal drugs shipment was leaked to certain individuals.

“You can see how unscrupulous individuals had no qualms are. They want to show the world that they can easily destroy the reputation and cause the removal of any commissioner or

He added that a drug shipment could enter the country through different ports, not just the Manila International Container Port, as

“It’s a pity that men of good character are being subjected to public and the Senate blue ribbon committee will give justice to those who were not involved in the supposed drug shipment and severely punish

A week ago, the joint public hearing of the House committees on dangerous drugs and good government discovered that dismissed Senior Supt. Eduardo Acierto and PDEA Deputy Director General Ismael Fajardo had knowledge of the alleged P6.8-billion drug shipment contained in four magnetic lifters that slipped past the BoC.

The House cited Jimmy Guban of the Customs Intelligence and - ments about his role in the smuggling of illegal drugs.

The Senate blue ribbon committee also ordered the detention of Guban in the Senate for lying.