MANILA - A Canadian man has been jailed for life in the Philippines for selling 160 tablets of ecstasy, with his swift prosecution part of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, police said Thursday. Police said Canadian Jeremy Eaton's prosecution for selling ectasy, done in just three months, was part of an aggressive campaign by President Duterte (pictured) against illegal drugs. Drug cases in the Philippines usually take several years to resolve, Rigor added. "I walked into the building, I was jumped from behind, told I'm arrested," he told reporters shortly after his arrest. Eaton's conviction was announced in the same week police arrested two local celebrities for allegedly possessing and selling drugs.

Source: Bangkok Post October 06, 2016 14:13 UTC