Retired police general flees PH amid drug case charges

Updated Wed, January 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM Published Mon, January 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM

A retired police general, implicated in the mishandling of a PHP6.7-billion drug haul from October 2022, has reportedly left the Philippines before arrest warrants were issued.

The charges filed against him and 28 others include violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 for delay and bungling in drug case prosecution.

Retired Lt. Gen. Benjamin Santos and former PNP Drug Enforcement Group director Brig. Gen. Narciso Domingo were identified as the two implicated generals.

While Santos was cleared of planting evidence, he still faces charges related to the prosecution process.

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 44 has issued a hold departure order (HDO) against the accused police officers.

The court had previously set bail at P200,000 for each defendant, and nine other accused individuals remain at large.

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