(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has found probable cause to indict Mark Taguba and several others in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that slipped into the country last year.
Apart from Taguba, those recommended to be charged for misdeclaration, misclassifaction, undervaluation in goods declaration, and unlawful importation and exportation were Teejay Marcellana, Eirene Mae Tatad, Chen Ju Long, Li Guang Feng, Dong Yi Shen, Fidel Dee, Chen I. Min, Jhu Ming Jyun, and other John and Jane Does.
The charge for fraudulent practices against Customs revenue filed by the Bureau of Customs, however, was dismissed.
“Respondents’ defense that they were not aware that the shipment they received contained dangerous drugs deserves scant consideration,” the DOJ said in its Aug. 15 resolution.
“What matters is that they committed act/s which [have] a vital connection to the chain of conspiracy, that without such act, the unlawful importation would be unsuccessful,” it added.
Taguba and the others also face a complaint before a Manila court in connection with the drug shipment.
