MANILA, Oct 15 — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) spokesperson Joseph Frederick Calulut today said investigators verified that a politician from Mindanao allegedly financed the chartered private jet that was seized in Laos with 521kg of shabu worth 3.54 billion pesos (RM229.2 million).
PNA reported that Joseph declined to disclose the politician’s identity and the amount paid.
A Filipino identified only as Fahad, reportedly a resident of Marawi City, was arrested after the suspected drugs were seized at Luang Prabang International Airport. Authorities said the shipment was bound for the Philippines.
PDEA chief Isagani Nerez earlier said investigators are tracing Fahad’s connections and identifying accomplices in the Philippines in the transnational drug trafficking probe.
