(Eagle News)– The Department of Justice has asked a Valenzuela court to reconsider its dismissal of the charges against several suspects linked to the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess in May.
The cases for importation of dangerous drugs filed against self-confessed Customs fixer Mark Taguba, Eirene Mae Tatad, Richard Tan, Manny Li, Kenneth Dong Yi, Teejay Marcellana, Jhu Ming Jyun, Chen I-Min, Chen Rong Huan, and three others were dismissed by Judge Maria Nena Santos of the Valenzuela RTC Branch 17, citing lack of jurisdiction.
But the DOJ argued that the Valenzuela RTC has jurisdiction over the cases since the shipment—which entered a port in Manila—was found to contain shabu not in Manila but in Valenzuela.
“The ingredient of discovery, which is clearly material, relevant and which consummated or accomplished the crime of illegal importation of dangerous drugs in this case occurred in Valenzuela City,” the DOJ said.
