THE alleged former employee of Kerwin Espinosa has implicated his former boss, as well as Cebuano businessman Peter Lim in the illegal drug trading in Visayas.
In a complaint filed by the Central Visayas police and obtained by the media on Wednesday, August 2, the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) said the charges for violation of the Section 26 (b) (conspiracy) and the Section 5 (sale) of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, filed against Lim, Espinosa and six others were in connection to the testimony of a certain Marcelo Adorco.
Adorco was arrested in Albuera, Leyte, last July 8, 2016, along with four others.
He divulged the conspiracy existing among the Espinosa group and the drug suppliers in Central and Eastern Visayas, namely, Lim and Peter Co, a high profile inmate now detained in Bilibid, and Lovely Impal.
His affidavit dated August 24 said Espinosa was able to transact 20 kilos of shabu from Bilibid detainee Peter Co and 20 kilos from Lim on February 16, 2013.
"Both amounts of shabu were intended for transportation, selling, distribution and trading in the area controlled by their group (Espinosa group) in Regions 7 and 8 (Bohol, Samar, Northern and Southern Leyte, Biliran and some parts of Cebu)," the complaint read.
Four other similar transactions with Lim also happened in 2014, according to Adorco. The transactions were made in Cash and Carry, Makati City.
In 2015, Adorco also claimed having transacted 50 kilos of shabu with Lim in Thailand.
The PNP-CIDG said Adorco's claims have proven that Lim, Espinosa and others indeed conspired in supplying drugs in Central and Eastern Visayas.
"The investigation clearly shows that conspiracy to sell, deliver and transport, trade and distribute shabu from Cash and Carry Makati City to and from areas in Region 7 and 8 existed between and among the respondents... from June 2013 to August 2015," it said.
Also included in the charge sheet filed by the PNP-CIDG were Impal, Co, Adorco, Max Miro, Ruel Malindangan and Jun Pepito.
The DOJ recently issued a subpoena summoning the respondents to attend the preliminary hearing on the complaints on August 14. (VoxPop Philippines)
