PNP assures ‘no politics’ in Laos drug bust case build-up

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday stated there was definitely no politics associated with the continuous case accumulation versus the Mindanao political leader tagged in the multi-billion drug bust from Laos as examination stayed proof and facts-based.

“Walang politics itong examination (There is no politics in the examination). We do not play politics,” PCol. Allen Rae Co, PNP representative informed press reporters in an instruction.

“Hindi tayo nakikihalo sa pulitika. Ang sa atin ay all our examinations are evidence-based, based upon realities and based upon files, yun lang ang sa atin kaya nga ang sinasabi natin dito ang nilalabas lang natin ay kaya lang natin ilaban sa korte,” he included.

(We do not meddle in politics. On our part, all our examinations are evidence-based, based upon truths, and based upon files– that is all there is to it for us. That is why what we are stating here is that we just launch what we can safeguard in court.)

“Hindi naman papasa ang reports, hindi naman mananalo ang tsismis at innuendos. These must all be based upon realities and proof, yun ang ginagawa ng inyong PNP,” he stated.

(Rumors will not pass, chatter and innuendos will not win. These ought to all be based upon truths and proof– that is what your PNP is doing.)

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) exposed that an active political leader from Mindanao was discovered to be the investor of the chartered airplane that tried to transfer 521 kilos of shabu (crystal meth) from Laos to the Philippines on Oct. 1, 2026 that led to the arrest of one Filipino.

The aircraft, nevertheless, never ever went into Philippine airspace as it was obstructed at Luang Prabang International Airport in Laos following the pilot’s rejection to fill the delivery into the airplane.