Where have all the drug money gone?

The time given to investigate the claims of drug lord Freddy Budiman that he channeled money to senior police officers was too short. National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian assigned only one month to look into this serious and disturbing allegations of a drug kingpin prior to his execution. The team consisting of independent members was terminated around mid-September, just as it began to uncover the money trail to a number of police officers.

The police chief can actually do much in the effort to seek the truth. He could extend the investigation time, or he could form a task force to follow up on the findings of the first team. He could also use the momentum to clean house. After all, rumors have been rampant that some members of the police forcelike those in other law enforcement agencieswere in or behind the drug businesses.

September 27, 2016