Tag: Illegal drugs recycling

Magalong says he does not recall asking Albayalde for any favor between 2006 and 2010

(Eagle News)–Former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Chief Benjamin Magalong on Wednesday, Oct. 2, said he does not recall asking now-Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde for a “little favor” between 2006 and 2010. Magalong told ANC that in the first place, during that time, the administration of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was “against him,” noting that he had been charged with rebellion for supposedly planning to destabilize the government in 2006. He was later absolved. […]

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Magalong says Albayalde among those who got SUVs after controversial 2013 Pampanga raid; PNP chief denies it

(Eagle News)–Now-Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde was among those who got a sport utility vehicle after the questioned 2013 drug raid in Pampanga, former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Benjamin Magalong said. Magalong told a joint Senate panel hearing the Good Conduct Time Allowance law on Tuesday, Oct. 1, that this was according to then-PNP Chief Alan Purisima, who as a result ordered Magalong to probe the  raid in Mexico. Magalong said the […]

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Head of raiding police team denies arresting one Johnson Lee in 2013 Pampanga raid

(Eagle News)–The head of the police team that conducted the 2013 raid in Mexico, Pampanga denied they had arrested one Johnson Lee, as claimed by former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Benjamin Magalong. Rodney Baloyo, then a colonel, made the denial in  Tuesday’s hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. Earlier, Magalong, who led a CIDG probe into the raid conducted by Baloyo’s team in Woodridge Subdivision  said barangay authorities had managed to […]

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Albayalde to face Senate amid issues hounding police force

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde will face the joint Senate panel hearing the problems in the Bureau of Corrections amid issues hounding the police force. In a statement, Albayalde said he would issue clarifications on allegations some policemen were involved in illegal drugs recycling to the Senate blue ribbon and justice panels. “The PNP’s internal cleansing will be relentless and will continue on until all rogue cops especially those involved in illegal drugs […]

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Palace: Albayalde still has “full trust, confidence” of President Duterte

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde still has the “full trust and confidence” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on Thursday, Sept. 26, amid reports high-ranking police officials were engaged in illegal drugs recycling. There are also rumors Albayalde was among those mentioned by former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Benjamin Magalong as engaged in illegal drugs activities in a Senate executive session last week. “Until such time […]

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PDEA chief: Recycling of illegal drugs rampant

(Eagle News)–Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino on Monday, Sept. 16, admitted illegal drugs recycling was rampant among law enforcers, even among PDEA agents, an admission, a senator said, of the failure of law enforcement. Aquino made the admission under questioning by Senator Panfilo Lacson during the Senate finance panel’s hearing on the proposed P2.497-billion budget of PDEA for 2020. “Ang puntos ko dito, not even PDEA is exempted,” Aquino told reporters. He noted, […]

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