Faeldon sought the outright dismissal of the complaint against him, arguing that the Justice department had no jurisdiction over the case. Former Customs Investigation and Intelligence Service chief Neil Anthony Estrella also appeared at the hearing and vowed to disprove PDEA’s allegations. He also took the opportunity to assail the camp of Mark Taguba for presenting what he described as a “fake witness” before the Senate inquiry on Wednesday. Escoto told the Senate inquiry that she had received pay-offs from Taguba for Estrella and CIIS Acting Division Chief Joel Pinawin. Faeldon and Estrella are two of the 12 former Customs officials charged by PDEA with conspiracy to import illegal drugs and protecting or coddling drug traffickers.

Source: The Standard October 05, 2017 16:18 UTC