THE Philippine National Police (PNP) failed to explain Wednesday, June 27, how a suspected drug personality caught with 45 kilos of shabu in 2015 roamed free.
Gary Go, who was arrested in a drug bust in Quezon City in 2015, was shot dead in Cordova town on Mactan Island in Cebu on Tuesday, June 26.
Asked why Go was not in jail after the 2015 drug bust, Quezon City Police director Chief Superintendent Joselito Esquivel said the status of the case is still being checked in the prosecutor's office.
"Inaalam ko pa kung bakit na-release," he said in a text message on Tuesday. (I am trying to find out why he was released.)
When asked to comment on the matter, PNP spokesperson Senior Superintendent Benigno Durana merely referred VoxPop Philippines to Esquivel.
Go and his female companion Sierralyn Borromeo were arrested in a drug bust conducted by then Quezon City District Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Group on June 11, 2015 along West Avenue corner Bulacan Street, Barangay Phil Am in Quezon City.
At the time, Go was described as a native of Cebu and resident of Woodland Subdivision, Angeles City, Pamapanga.
Police said a search of the suspects' vehicle yielded an estimated 40 kilos of high-grade methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu with a street value of P225 million.
The substance was packed in 40 pieces of transparent plastic bags and stuffed into a sports bag. (VoxPop Philippines)