WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION CITED
RP retained on US drugs, dirty money watchlist
03/26/2012Widespread corruption and the lack of judicial and investigative capability against drug trafficking keep the country in the US government’s list of the world’s major transit points for illegal substances, a US State Deparment report recently submitted to the US Congress indicated.
The two-part “2012 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report” listed the country in the US watchlist on drug and chemical control concerns and money laundering and financial crimes jurisdictions.
On the report related to the country as a major illegal drugs transit point, stated that last year, while law enforcement agencies enhanced intelligence and operational cooperation despite limited resources, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the main anti-drug agency, should be adequately funded and staffed..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20120326hea1.html
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