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Lucena mayor: I can't choose my relatives

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<figure class="op-social"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b_LuLopK0qU" width="420"></iframe></figure>MANILA - The mayor of Lucena, Quezon denied Monday any links to the illegal drug trade amid reports that he is related to a suspected drug lord.Speaking to radio DZMM, Lucena Mayor Roderick Alcala blamed his political rival for reviving accusations that he is involved in narcotics.&quot;This is politically motivated, this all came out during the elections. Even after the elections, my rival is saying that the [precinct count optical scan] machines were manipulated,&quot; he said.Alcala, 44, confirmed that he is the nephew of Cirilo Alcala, a suspected drug lord who remains at large.Cirilo is the brother of former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.&quot;Si Cirilo Alcala ito po ay tiyo natin,&quot; the Lucena mayor said.&quot;Isa lang ang kasalanan natin diyan. Hindi kasi tayo pwede mamili ng ating kamag-anak pero sapul nung tayo ay ma-elect, ako ay laban sa iligal na droga.&quot;He also said he has a standing order to law enforcers to arrest any person involved in illegal drugs.Several drug pushers have already been arrested or killed in Lucena as a result of the city&#x27;s anti-drug campaign.&quot;Wala tayong kamag-anak at kaibigan kapag ang problema ay illegal drugs. Dapat hulihin at arestuhin,&quot; he said.He added: &quot;Marami na ang nasuko at may ilan na nadidisgrasya.&quot;

MANILA - The mayor of Lucena, Quezon denied Monday any links to the illegal drug trade amid reports that he is related to a suspected drug lord.