PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte refused to meddle into the P6.4 billion “shabu” mess at the Bureau of Customs (BOC), his spokesman said on Friday.

Ernesto Abella issued the statement amid the resignations by Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service Director Neil Anthony Estrella and Customs Import Assessment Service Director Milo Maestrecampo who were linked to the illegal shipment that entered the country undetected.

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