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Citing lack of jurisdiction, Faeldon asks DOJ to dismiss charges over P6.4-B drug smuggling mess vs him

(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on Thursday asked the Department of Justice to junk the criminal charges filed against him in connection with the P6.4-billion drug smuggling mess. Faeldon, through his lawyer Jose Diño Jr., said it was the Office of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan, after all, that had jurisdiction over raps that are filed against ranking public officials. Faeldon was at the helm of the Bureau of Customs when he […]