SOCHI, Russia (UPDATE) - At least two generals are involved in the illegal drug trade, President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday.

Duterte made the revelation to the international community during plenary session of the Valdai forum in Sochi, Russia.

"And right now, even as I fly here and go back, there are about again two generals who are still playing with drugs. And I said, 'Well, I told you do not destroy my country because it is being flooded with drugs,'" he said.

The President, however, did not name the two generals, or identified whether they come from the military or police.

Duterte’s statement comes amid ongoing investigation of the Senate over so-called ninja cops.

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In the same forum which was attended by leaders from Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Jordan, Duterte said at least 9 generals were found to be involved in the illegal drug trade when he took over the Presidency in 2016.

“And we saw mayors, city mayors, and the chairman of the most basic unit of government, 50,000 into drugs. And when I took over, I found out about nine generals were involved in the trafficking of drugs,” he said.

“I said I’m not only fighting corruption from the inside of government. I was fighting corrupt --- corruption and the trafficking of drugs even in my government. And that is why I had to do something very fast.”

The United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution in July to compile a comprehensive report on President Rodrigo Duterte's three-year crackdown on narcotics, during which at least 6,700 people have been killed in what police say were shootouts with dealers who resisted arrest.

The Philippine government has released a presidential memo ordering departments and state-run firms to decline loans or aid from the 18 countries of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) - among them Spain, Britain and Australia - that backed a resolution to investigate Duterte's crackdown. -- With Reuters