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Court issues hold order vs 30 cops in ‘staged’ bust
The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has issued a hold departure order (HDO) against 30 police officers implicated in an alleged staged illegal drug operation involving over 900 kilograms of shabu worth P6.7 billion in Tondo, Manila.
The court directed the Bureau of Immigration to prevent the departure of the accused.
The officers are accused of delaying and bungling the prosecution of drug cases.
High-ranking officials named in the HDO include P/Lt. Gen. Benjamin D. Santos Jr. and PBGen. Narciso D. Domingo.
The list also includes dismissed intelligence officer M/Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr., who is considered the primary suspect in the original report.
Twenty-nine of the suspects remain in active service, and Manila RTC Branches 175 and 44 had previously issued arrest orders for them with bail set at PHP200,000 each.
M/Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr. has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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