The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate Sen. Leila De Lima over allegations she got millions in payoffs from the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd told reporters the NBI had obtained documents from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) containing bank transactions of drug syndicate heads implicated in the Bilibid drug trade.

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