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Dismissed cop Acierto's coddlers will face raps, PNP warns

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 04:33 PM

Coddlers of dismissed cop Eduardo Acierto will face charges for protecting him, the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned Tuesday. Read more »

DOJ eyes inviting journalists to probe on leaked indictment on magnetic lifters case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 05:41 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into the premature release to the media of information on the indictment of dismissed cop Eduardo Acierto and 7 others last week and “might” invite journalists to shed light on the matter. Read more »

Manila court orders arrest of ex-cop Acierto, 7 others linked to shabu haul in magnetic lifters

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 03:04 PM

A local court has issued arrest warrants for former cop Eduardo Acierto and 7 others for drug charges over the multi-billion peso shabu shipment which allegedly slipped past Customs after being hidden inside magnetic lifters. Read more »

Ex-PNP official says Duterte adviser involved in illegal drugs

Report by Henry Omaga-Diaz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 08:40 PM

MANILA - A former official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who has been linked to the illegal drug trade claimed that a Chinese businessman and economic adviser of President Rodrigo Duterte was involved in the drug trade.  Read more »

Lapeña denies liability as DOJ ends probe on 'shabu-filled' magnetic lifters

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 10:05 PM

A panel of Justice Department prosecutors on Wednesday concluded its probe on billions worth of alleged shabu shipments supposedly hidden through magnetic lifters.   Read more »

DOJ inspects magnetic lifters in multibillion-peso shabu haul

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 05:38 PM

MANILA - Prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspected on Friday the abandoned magnetic lifters at the port of Manila busted last year with over 300 kilos of "shabu." Read more »

Lapeña no-show in DOJ probe on magnetic lifters drug shipment; Guban claims innocence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 06:58 PM

Former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña was a no-show at the Department of Justice’s probe into the multi-billion peso magnetic lifters drug shipment on Monday, citing official duties for his absence. Read more »

NBI files criminal, admin raps vs Lapeña, some 50 others over alleged drugs in magnetic lifters

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 03:08 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed criminal and administrative complaints with the Department of Justice against former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña and more than 50 others over two incidents of drug shipments concealed inside magnetic lifters. Read more »

PDEA files raps vs suspects in P11-B 'shabu' shipment

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 04:36 PM

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday filed criminal and graft cases against 49 people who were allegedly involved in the shipment of P11-billion worth of shabu in the country last August. Read more »

The Day in Photos: 22 November 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 12:29 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Contempt for those who skipped Senate 'shabu' hearing

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 03:50 PM

Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero (left) and his predecessor, Isidro Lapeña, appear before the Senate Blue Ribbon committee's hearing Thursday on the P11-billion shabu shipment from China. Read more »

Duterte doubts Cavite magnetic lifters contained P11 billion worth of shabu

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 11:01 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday doubted the claim of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that the magnetic lifters found in Cavite in August may have contained P11 billion worth of shabu.   Read more »

Kustodiya sa pinaaarestong ex-Customs officer, inilipat sa DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 05:50 PM

Nai-turnover na ng Senado sa DOJ si dating Customs intelligence agent Jaime Guban na una nang ipinaaaresto ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

'Shabu shipment' consignee fears for safety, misses Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 12:50 PM

The consignee of 4 magnetic lifters that allegedly contained P11 billion worth of shabu missed a Senate inquiry into the issue on Thursday out of fear for her safety. Read more »

Customs ililipat ang pamumuno sa militar: Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 02:39 PM

Ayon naman kay Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, hindi nilalabag ng pangulo ang "civilian supremacy rule" sa utos na AFP ang mamahala sa Customs. Read more »

BALIKAN: 'Pagpuslit' sa 6 magnetic lifters na umano'y may P11-B halaga ng 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 09:15 PM

Ayon sa PDEA, sadyang "isinakripisyo" at "ipinain" ang unang shipment ng shabu upang hindi mapansin ang pagpuslit ng ikalawang batch ng magnetic lifters na may mas malaking halaga ng droga.  Read more »

No flip-flopping? Lapeña clarifies remarks on Cavite magnetic lifters

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 05:40 PM

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña clarified on Thursday his flip-flopping remarks on magnetic lifters found in Cavite which may have contained illegal drugs. Read more »

Bagong tantiya: Magnetic lifters, posibleng naglaman ng P11-B 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 08:54 PM

Maaaring nasa P11 bilyon ang halaga ng hinihinalang shabu na isinilid sa apat na magnetic lifter na nahanap sa Cavite. Read more »

Controversial Customs officer urges Duterte: Decide on Lapeña fate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 05:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should mull over whether or not Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña should keep his post after over a ton of shabu slipped past his agency's port inspections, his subordinate Lourdes Mangaoang said Thursday.  Read more »

Lead, asbestos patches used to hide shabu in magnetic lifters?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 02:10 PM

The Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday revealed several red flags in the magnetic lifters found in Cavite, which were allegedly used to smuggle billions of pesos worth of shabu into the country. Read more »