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Trillanes files additional affidavit on drug smuggling, graft complaints vs. Paolo Duterte

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Adrian Ayalin

ABS-CBN News

MANILA -- Former senator Antonio Trillanes filed on Monday a supplemental affidavit before the National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice against Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and nine others. In July last year, Trillanes filed the complaints in relation to the controversial P6.4 billion shabu haul in Valenzuela City in 2017. Included in the complaints are Duterte’s brother-in-law Atty. Mans Carpio and former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon.“Maliwanag kasi, maliwanag iyong, may dalawang testigo nang nagsasabi na talaga ang nagpapalakad ng drug shipments noong panahon ni Duterte ay si Polong,” Trillanes said.   Trillanes said the supplemental affidavit contains the pieces of evidence used by prosecutors to convict alleged Bureau of Customs fixer Mark Taguba twice over the P6.4 billion shipment from China. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/19/alleged-customs-fixer-mark-taguba-gets-another-conviction-from-a-manila-court-1647">Alleged customs fixer Mark Taguba gets another conviction from a Manila court</a></div>Trillanes also noted that also included in the supplemental affidavit are the individual affidavits of Taguba and former BOC customs intelligence officer Jaime Guban. “Narinig natin uli sa Quad Comm si Mark Taguba na sinasabi niya na nagbigay siya ng, nagbibigay siya ng pera pang-proteksyon kay Polong Duterte, tapos napili siya to import itong shabu,” Trillanes said.

Former senator Antonio Trillanes filed on Monday a supplemental affidavit before the National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice against Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and nine others.

Former senator Antonio Trillanes filed on Monday a supplemental affidavit before the National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice against Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and nine others.