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DOJ finalizes preliminary probe on Lt. Col. Marcelino’s drug case

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<ul><li style="text-align: justify;">The DOJ has finalized its preliminary probe in the drug case filed against Lt. Col. Marcelino</li> <li style="text-align: justify;">The department submitted its report for resolution after receiving the rejoinder of the suspect</li> <li style="text-align: justify;">Marcelino faces cases for violating anti-drug laws and the Comelec gun ban</li> </ul>The Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized its preliminary investigation on the case of former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) executive  Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino, who was arrested in an anti-illegal drugs raid last January. In an article written by Mark Merueñas for <a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/558405/news/metro/doj-wraps-up-preliminary-probe-on-drug-case-vs-marcelino">GMA News Online</a>, it was disclosed that the DOJ has submitted its findings for resolution after it received the rejoinder coming from Marcelino for the cases filed by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Illegal Drug Group (PNP-AIDG) and the PDEA against the suspect. Marcelino, who once headed the PDEA’s Special Enforcement Service, is a member of the Philippine Marine Corps assigned as the superintendent of the Naval Officer Candidate School in San Antonio, Zambales when he was arrested. The military officer also claimed that he was working on a legitimate intelligence operation dubbed as “Oplan Moses”, which was allegedly sanctioned by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP), despite not being part of the PDEA at the time of his arrest. However, the Malacanang Palace has denied the claims of Marcelino; saying there is no ongoing PAOCC operation that involves the officer. Last February, the PNP-AIDG filed additional cases against Marcelino after the police agency found out that the latter carried his personal firearm during the day of his arrest despite not possessing a gun ban exemption permit from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Moreover, the PNP also noted that the military officer’s permit to carry a personal firearm had already expired when he was arrested. <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/doj-probe-on-lt-col-marcelinos-drug-case/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a>

The DOJ has finalized its preliminary probe in the drug case filed against Lt. Col. Marcelino The department submitted its report for resolu...