Trillanes files supplemental affidavit against Duterte, Carpio, others in PHP6.4B shabu case

Former senator Antonio Trillanes filed a supplemental affidavit on Monday against Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and nine others, including Atty. Mans Carpio and former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon.

The complaints relate to the PHP6.4-billion shabu haul in Valenzuela City in 2017, which Trillanes first filed against Duterte last year.

Trillanes submitted additional evidence before the Department of Justice (DOJ), including documentary evidence and affidavits from a customs broker and a Customs Intelligence Officer.

The purpose of this submission is to prove the conspiracy among respondents named in the complaint affidavit.

Aside from Rep. Duterte, also named are Maneses 'Mans' Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, former Bureau of Customs director Nicanor Faeldon, and seven others.

In 2018, however, the Office of the Ombudsman's special fact-finding panel cleared Duterte and Carpio of any criminal and administrative liabilities in connection with the drug shipment.