DESPITE claims that money from illegal drugs could have been used to finance the campaign of some local politicians and that some of them are directly involved in the illicit trade, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (Pdea) said there are simply no reliable data to back up these allegations.

In fact, Pdea Public Information Office (PIO) chief Glen Malapad said they do not have hard evidence against top government officials who are said to be involved in the drug trade.

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