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Long before a witness emerged to spill the beans on a drug protection racket, people already suspected that the one-stop shop for shabu a stone’s throw away from the Pasig City Hall could not have operated for a year without the protection of cops and other persons in authority. 


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Five police officers tagged as protectors of an alleged drug trafficker in Pasig City have been declared absent without leave (AWOL) by Metro Manila police chief Director Reynaldo Varilla for refusing orders for their transfer to other units and present themselves for investigation.


Varilla threatened they will face summary dismissal proceedings if they continue to defy an order for them to report to the National Capital Region Police Office.


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Police handlers of a government witness in the shabu "tiangge" case are seeking a P204,000 budget to comply with a court decision to have him locked up at the provincial jail of Lanao del Sur.


Senior Superintendent Francisco Uyami Jr., Pasig City police chief, said the budget covers expenses to secure Samer Palao in the trip to Marawi City, where he is facing kidnapping with murder charges.


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Boratong said the latest case against Palao was the July 6 kidnap and murder of his brother-in-law, identified as Cadar Hadji Salam, in Lumba Bayabao, Lanao del Sur.


‘"He killed an innocent man  without reason and an iota of provocation," the trader said. 


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New EPD chief told: Make sure there are no more shabu tiangges

August 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Metro police director Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales directed yesterday the new commander of the Eastern Police District to prevent the resurfacing of the shabu “tiangge (flea market)” not only...

Metro

(UPDATE) Boratong, wife sentenced to life in jail

By Dennis Carcamo | July 9, 2009 - 3:25pm

MANILA, Philippines -- The Pasig City Regional Trial Court sentenced shabu flea market operator Amin Imam Boratong and his wife Sheryl to life imprisonment today.

Around 100 cops, NBI agents secure Pasig courtroom

By Dennis Carcamo | July 9, 2009 - 3:08pm

MANILA, Philippines – Around 100 anti-narcotics agents and law enforcers secured the Pasig Court room where drug charges against alleged drug den operator Amin Imam Boratong were being promulgated.

Boratong denies involvement in shabu 'tiangge,' points to brother

By Dennis Carcamo | March 12, 2009 - 4:41pm

MANILA, Philippines -- Amin Imam Boratong, the alleged operator of a shabu flea market that was raided three years ago in Pasig City, accused state witness Samer Palao as the true head of the drug den.

Boratong lawyer seeks dismissal of charges

By Non Alquitran | December 6, 2008 - 12:00am

The counsel of alleged Pasig City shabu flea market operator Amin Imam Boratong asked the court yesterday to dismiss the charges against his client as the evidence against him are mere fabrication.

Metro

Drug den suspect, accuser are brods - witness

November 29, 2008 - 12:00am

A witness said Thursday that alleged Pasig City shabu flea market operator Amin Imam Boratong and his accuser are brothers.

Metro

EDITORIAL – Protection racket

November 28, 2006 - 12:00am

Long before a witness emerged to spill the beans on a drug protection racket, people already suspected that the one-stop shop for shabu a stone’s throw away from the Pasig City Hall could not have operated...

Opinion

Five cops linked to shabu tiangge declared AWOL

By Non Alquitran | November 2, 2006 - 12:00am

Five police officers tagged as protectors of an alleged drug trafficker in Pasig City have been declared absent without leave (AWOL) by Metro Manila police chief Director Reynaldo Varilla for refusing orders...

Metro

Budget sought for transporting witness in shabu ‘tiangge’ case

October 16, 2006 - 12:00am

Police handlers of a government witness in the shabu "tiangge" case are seeking a P204,000 budget to comply with a court decision to have him locked up at the provincial jail of Lanao del Sur. Senior...

Metro

Shabu tiangge witness not credible, says trader

By Non Alquitran | October 11, 2006 - 12:00am

Government witness Samer Palao faces a string of criminal cases and should not be taken seriously by police probers, according to trader Amin Imam Boratong, whom the former accused of operating the dismantled shabu...

Metro