In wake of reports claiming that one of its Marine officers
were nabbed by anti-narcotics agents during operations in Sta. Cruz, Manila
along with a suspected Chinese drug dealer Thursday, the Philippine Navy (PN)
said it is committing its full cooperation to any investigation.
"The PN does not condone any illegal activities of its
members. If the person reported is indeed a member of the Navy and clearly in
violation of our laws, it will cooperate actively in the implementation of the
law," PN spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo said in a message to the PNA.
The Marine officer arrested during the operation which
yielded PHP320 million worth of shabu was identified as Lt. Col. Ferdinand
Marcelino.
Also arrested in the raid was 33-year-old Yan Yi Shou. Both
of them were apprehended by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents at Felix
Huertas corner Batangas Streets in Sta. Cruz, Manila
"We have one Ferdinand Marcelino as among active Marine
personnel. As of this time however, we are yet to receive a formal report of
the incident or a notice to indicate that he is the same person allegedly
apprehended in the raid. We only learned this incidents from news
reports," Arevalo stressed.
As of this time, the PN is not aware either of the
circumstances of the arrest or if the person arrested and the one in our record
are the same.
"Assuming that he is the same person, the Navy is not
aware of the reason for his alleged presence in the location of the raid. What
the Navy knows is that Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino in our list has just
assumed his post Jan. 18, 2016 as Superintendent of the Navy Officer
Candidate School
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=848917
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