SEN. Richard Gordon on Friday said he would compel former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to present himself before the Senate probe on smuggling and explain his side, or else be detained.

Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, on Thursday cited Faeldon in contempt for snubbing the investigation on the smuggling of P6.4 billion shabu from China. Faeldon said he would no longer attend any congressional inquiry.

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