GUN SMUGGLERS? Philippine National Police chief Ronald de la Rosa (left) and Chief Supt. Roel Obusan (right), head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, present Wilford Palma (center), member of an alleged group of gun smugglers said to have been tapped to supply firearms for a plot to assassinate the President. Authorities also showed to the media gun parts seized from the group. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) on Thursday claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Duterte, after busting a syndicate that allegedly smuggled high-powered firearms through balikbayan boxes from the United States.