THE entry of P6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs in the country, bypassing the scrutiny of the Bureau of Customs, could have only happened due to corrupt Customs officials, a lawmaker at the House of Rep-resentatives said on Sunday.

Rep. Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte, chairman of the committee on dangerous drugs, was referring to P6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs, particularly “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride), which could have passed through a green lane or a lane for favored importers with a long unblemished rec-ord in transacting with the Bureau of Customs.

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