A member of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency opens a magnetic lifter containing packs of the drug shabu. Photo: AP
A member of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency opens a magnetic lifter containing packs of the drug shabu. Photo: AP

Philippines’ corrupt customs bureau makes mockery of Duterte’s war on drugs

  • What do shady operatives, whistle-blowers, X-ray scanners, and a US$205 million drug haul have in common?
  • They’re part of the deceit and debacles at the Bureau of Customs that turned Duterte’s deadly war on drugs into a farce

A member of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency opens a magnetic lifter containing packs of the drug shabu. Photo: AP
A member of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency opens a magnetic lifter containing packs of the drug shabu. Photo: AP
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