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Ex-customs official links Dutertes, Michael Yang to illegal drugs
Former Bureau of Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban has linked Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, Mans Carpio (husband of Vice President Sara Duterte), and former economic adviser Michael Yang to the 2018 magnetic lifters case involving P11 billion worth of illegal drugs.
Guban, appearing as a surprise witness during a House quad-committee hearing in Pampanga, claimed the mentioned personalities owned the magnetic lifters.
He also implicated Davao City Councilor Nilo Abellera Jr., former environment undersecretary Benny Antiporda, Presidential Task Force on Media Security Executive Director Paul Gutierrez, Ernan Abario, Chinese national "Henry," and Poney Chen.
The House panel has issued a show cause order to all personalities named by Guban.
Dangerous drugs committee chairperson Rep. Robert Ace Barbers stated that Guban's testimony suggests a broader network involved in smuggling and potentially other illegal practices like money laundering.
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A former Bureau of Customs (BOC) official, Jimmy Guban, testified in a joint congressional hearing that he was informed the P6.8 billion shabu shipment seized in 2018 belonged to Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte's husband Mans Carpio, and former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang.
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Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte denies knowing former Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer Jimmy Guban, dismissing him as an unreliable witness.
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Deputy Speaker David Suarez urged Vice President Sara Duterte that the House of Representatives' quad-committee probe into drug smuggling should continue despite allegations involving her husband and brother.
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Vice President Sara Duterte stated she cannot comment on the alleged involvement of her husband, Manases Carpio, and brother, Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte, in the smuggling of PHP11 billion worth of shabu in 2018.
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Leaders of the House 'quad committee' firmly denied accusations of political opportunism, stating their investigation into illegal drugs, POGOs, and extrajudicial killings is focused on uncovering truth and upholding justice.
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