{"id":216902,"date":"2019-06-01T01:55:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T05:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=216902"},"modified":"2019-06-01T01:55:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T05:55:12","slug":"doj-orders-nbi-to-probe-jacky-co-drug-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/01\/doj-orders-nbi-to-probe-jacky-co-drug-case\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ orders NBI to probe Jacky Co drug case"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_216903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216903\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/doj-sec-menardo-guevarra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-216903\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/doj-sec-menardo-guevarra.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/doj-sec-menardo-guevarra.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/doj-sec-menardo-guevarra-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The moment a formal preliminary investigation begins, we may consider applying for a precautionary hold departure order with the proper court,&#8221; Guevarra said. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct an independent investigation on Jacky Co, the alleged mastermind of how PHP1.8-billion worth of shabu hidden inside imported tea bags found its way into the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The NBI will gather facts first and then identify whom to charge later. This investigation is distinct from the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency) investigation,&#8221; Guevarra confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The justice chief said prosecutors may also seek a travel ban against Co and his co-accused named in the charges filed by the PDEA as soon as the investigation proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The moment a formal preliminary investigation begins, we may consider applying for a precautionary hold departure order with the proper court,&#8221; Guevarra said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that according to the consul general of China, a certain Xu Zhi Jian, also known as Jacky Co, has a pending case in China.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is not on the Interpol watch list and this has been certified by the Interpol\u2019s National Central Bureau in Manila.<\/p>\n<p>Guevarra clarified that while there is no record that one Xu Zhi Jian departed from Manila on April 3, immigration records showed that a certain Xu Zhi Jian left on March 20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As there was no existing hold departure order against the said person, nor any Interpol alert during that time, the BI (Bureau of Immigration) allowed the said person to depart,&#8221; Guevarra said.<\/p>\n<p>The PDEA on Friday filed charges against Xu Zhi Jian and 16 others allegedly involved in importing illegal drugs valued at PHP1.8 billion.<br \/>\nThose charged were officers and directors of Wealth Lotus Empire Corp. and Fortuneyield Cargo Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct an independent investigation on Jacky Co, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":216903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-benjamin-pulta","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216904,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216902\/revisions\/216904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}