President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday singled out retired police general and now Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot in his discussion of personalities allegedly involved in the drug trade.

"Yaang si Loot...p*******a general na yan. Lecheng tao 'to," Duterte said at the 7th Founding Anniversary of the Federalismo Alyansa ng Bicol in Albay.

Duterte made the remark as he showed thick documents listing alleged drug personalities in the country.

"This is the drug industry of the Philippines tapos you keep on harping on (human rights) violation," he said.

"Mayors, governors, police, barangay captains...we are a narco politics state," he added, saying it was the reason he was against a barangay election this year.

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Suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa had alleged that Loot received P120,000 from him weekly, with P100,000 going to the mayor and P20,000 to alleged bagman C/Insp. Leo Laraga.

Loot, however, denied this and described the accusation as black propaganda.

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