Bureau of Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña holds a drug matrix during a press conference at the Bureau of Customs in Port Area, Manila on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. PHOTO BY DANTE DIOSINA JR.
DRUG syndicates have penetrated the highest echelons of the government, including the Bureau of Customs, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), according to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña.