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Makati court orders arrest of Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Lim, 2 others over drug raps

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<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>- A Makati court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of drug suspects Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Go Lim and two others for alleged conspiracy to engage in narcotics trade.</p><p>This after the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 65 upheld the Department of Justice&#x27;s resolution finding probable cause against the suspects for alleged conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">READ: Warrants of arrest issued by Makati City RTC vs Peter Go Lim, Ruel Malindangan over conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading case. Note: Kerwin Espinosa is with DOJ WPP, while Marcelo Adorco is under police custody <a href="https://t.co/ZJKry4D5Lu">pic.twitter.com/ZJKry4D5Lu</a></p>— Ina Reformina (@InaReformina) <a href="https://twitter.com/InaReformina/status/1029287755753316352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The court scheduled their arraignment on Aug. 28.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Makati City RTC upholds DOJ finding of probable cause on conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading charges vs Peter Go Lim, Kerwin Espinosa, 2 others; warrants of arrest issued and arraignment set on Aug. 28 <a href="https://t.co/dK2bBf0stA">pic.twitter.com/dK2bBf0stA</a></p>— Ina Reformina (@InaReformina) <a href="https://twitter.com/InaReformina/status/1029269880279687168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The case stemmed from a complaint filed by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against Lim, Espinosa, Marcelo Adorco, and Ruel Malindangan. </p><p>In the case, Lim was identified as the source of &quot;shabu&quot; sold by the &quot;Espinosa group&quot; in Regions 7 and 8 in 2013 and 2014.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/10/18/doj-indicts-peter-lim-kerwin-espinosa-in-drug-case">DOJ indicts Peter Lim, Kerwin Espinosa in drug case </a></li></ul><p>President Rodrigo Duterte had earlier identified Lim as a big time druglord called &quot;Jaguar&quot; while Espinosa had earlier confessed to drug involvement. </p><p>The affirmed DOJ indictment reversed an earlier prosecution panel&#x27;s dismissal of the charges against them, which drew heavy criticism.  <strong>-with a report from Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News</strong><br/> </p>

<p>A Makati court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of drug suspects Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Go Lim and two others for alleged conspiracy to trade narcotics.</p>

A Makati court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of drug suspects Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Go Lim and two others for alleged conspiracy to trade narcotics.