2 Ex-NBI deputy directors file drug complaints against De Lima and calls her ‘mother of drug lords’

Senator Leila de Lima has been dubbed “the mother of all drug lords” in the latest drug raps filed against her before the Department of Justice (DOJ). Just two days after the Victims Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) filed a drug complaint before the DOJ against her, former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Deputy Directors Reynaldo Esmeralda and Ruel Lasala filed on October 13, 2016 a similar case. The case was for the violation of Section 5 (sale) in relation to Section 26(b) (conspiracy to sell) of the Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.

Apart from De Lima, also included in the complaint was NBI Deputy Director Rafael Ragos. Ragos earlier testified before Congress about the drug money he and NBI agent Jovencio Ablen Jr. delivered to De Lima when she was still Justice Secretary. “Sen. De. Lima, acting as the Mother of all drug lords and through the use of her authority, was able to appoint and designate men inside the Bilibid in order to ensure the perpetuation of illegal drug trade,” the complaint read.

The complaint added that “among these men included NBI Deputy Director Rafael Ragos”.

Source: Politiko

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