Tag: drug lord

Bombs explode outside car shop allegedly owned by Peter Lim

(Eagle News) — Improvised bombs exploded outside a car shop owned by alleged drug lord Peter Lim in Cebu on Thursday, July 5. The police said no one was hurt, but the blast destroyed vehicles on display outside Hilton Motors at 2:15 a.m. On June 30, several men attempted to set on fire Infinity KTV & Music Lounge in Cebu allegedly owned by Lim and his brother Wellington. This was months after Wellington’s vehicle was fired […]

Alleged drug syndicate leader killed in buy-bust operation in Laguna

(Eagle News) — The alleged leader of a drug syndicate was killed in a buy-bust operation in Laguna on Thursday, June 28, the police said. Authorities said Gaudencio Rojo III, leader of the Rojo Drug Group, was killed by police who retaliated after he shot at them upon sensing he was transacting with a police-poseur buyer in Barangay San Vicente, San Pedro, past 12 a.m. The police said Rojo died as he was being brought to […]

Witness vs Kerwin Espinosa recants testimony

(Eagle News) — One of the witnesses testifying against Kerwin Espinosa has withdrawn his testimony. Jose Antipuesto told the court on Friday that he was only forced to sign his affidavit against Espinosa, a childhood friend. He said it was Albuera Police Chief Jovie Espenido who forced him to affix his signature on the document. Espinosa is facing a case for drug trading and illegal possession of firearms and explosives. The case was transferred to a […]

Mexico drug lord ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty in U.S. court

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman appeared in a U.S. court on Friday (January 20) after his surprise extradition from Mexico and pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran the world’s largest drug-trafficking organization during a decades-long criminal career. El Chapo (Spanish for “Shorty”), who twice made dramatic escapes from Mexican prisons and was one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, was accompanied by two court-appointed lawyers […]

El Chapo arrives at Manhattan Correctional Center

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was brought to a jail in Manhattan late Thursday night (January 19) shortly after landing on U.S. soil. The druglord is expected to appear in a court in New York on Friday (January 20), after his surprise extradition from Mexico ended a decades-long career in drug-trafficking, dare-devil jail breaks and murder. A Justice Department spokesman said El Chapo, or Shorty, once one […]