Rodrigo Duterte photographed with suspected Chinese ‘drug lords’, says former narcotics official
One of the men had allegedly set up a meth lab in Davao, where Duterte previously served as a long-time mayor before taking office
Monday, March 25, 2019
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has faced widespread criticism over his deadly drug crackdown, has been photographed with two Chinese men suspected to be “deeply involved” in illegal drugs, said a former senior anti-narcotics official who wrote a report on the men in 2017 and sent a copy to the authorities. Eduardo Acierto said he was unaware what government action had been taken after he submitted his report about the two Chinese men to top police officials in December 2017. Instead, Acierto said he was now facing illegal drugs complaints and has been the target of death threats that forced him to go into hiding recently. (See also: Philippine MPs urge probe into claims Chinese former adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte adviser was involved in drugs trade)
