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Policemen accused of 'covering up' real story behind PH's 'biggest drug haul'

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2597111" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA — Surigao del Norte Rep. Ace Barbers on Friday accused several policemen of &quot;covering up&quot; what really transpired during the Oct. 8, 2022 drug bust in Tondo that yielded nearly a ton of shabu worth P6.7 billion.</p><p>Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos had said the drugs seized in the October 2022 operation was &quot;probably the biggest drug haul in the history of the Philippines.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/09/22/p67-b-worth-of-alleged-illegal-drugs-seized-in-ncr-operations">&#x27;Biggest drug haul&#x27;: P6.7-B worth of alleged illegal drugs seized in NCR operations</a></li></ul><p>Barbers, chairperson of the House panel on dangerous drugs, cited the supposed &quot;inconsistencies&quot; and conflicting statements of police officers present in the operation. </p><p>&quot;Merong inconsistencies sa statement ng mga pulis... Naklaro sa aming isipan na mukang merong pinagtatakpan,&quot; Barbers told TeleRadyo.</p><p>(There were inconsistencies in the statement of the police. It was made clear to us that it seems they were covering up for someone.)</p><p>The lawmaker particularly noted of some cops&#x27; &quot;attempt&quot; to exonerate former Mst. Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr.</p><p>Barbers said part of the Oct. 2022 drug haul was seized from Mayo.</p><p>&quot;Base sa aking nakita, narinig, at nabasa na mga testimonya at affidavit eh mukang klarong merong attempt na pagtakpan na hindi nahuli yung Sgt. Mayo kundi another person ang nahuli,&quot; Barbers said.</p><p>&quot;Bakit nagkaroon ng isang toneladang shabu si Mayo sa kaniyang opisina? Yun ang malaking tanong. Matagal na sya sa drug enforcement group at karamihan sa mga nahuhuli ay involved sya,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Based on the testimonies and affidavits I read and heard, it seems that there was an attempt to cover up the arrest of Sgt. Mayo. How did he come to have a ton of shabu in his office? That is the big question. He has been with the drug enforcement group for a long time and he was involved in a majority of the arrest.)</p><p>Barbers said his panel was set to conduct another hearing to uncover the irregularities in the drug bust.</p><p>On Thursday, the PNP said investigation on the issue was still ongoing, while officers involved in the operation were being subjected to lifestyle check.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/23/probe-still-ongoing-on-pnps-990-kg-shabu-haul">Probe still ongoing on PNP&#x27;s 990-kg shabu haul</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2595164" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

Rep. Ace Barbers said his panel is set to conduct another hearing to uncover the irregularities in the drug bust.

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Policemen accused of 'covering up' real story behind PH's 'biggest drug haul'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 28, 2023 02:41 PM PHT

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