Police arrested a son of Bureau of Corrections Director General Nicanor Faeldon and four other people during a drug raid in Naga City on Friday morning.
Reports said Nicanor Faeldon Jr., 32, was arrested after policemen barged into a drug suspect’s house on San Miguel Street in Mabolo village in Naga City around 5 am.
Faeldon Sr. said Friday he would resign and kill his son if it was proven he was involved in the illegal drug trade.
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“What I can assure everybody is if my son is involved in any way, I will resign immediately and hunt him down. I would kill that idiot if he was involved,” Faeldon told ANC television.
Malacañang said an impartial investigation was in order following the reported arrest of Faeldon Jr.
“We assure [everyone] that there will be no whitewash on the ongoing investigation in adherence with the administration’s firm resolve to curb illegal drugs in the country,” Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.
Faeldon Jr. aside, the Naga City police also reported the arrest of a certain Russel Lanuzo Bermudo alias Bubbles, 47, a businessman; Allan Valdez, 44, of Sampaloc, Manila; and Manuel Nebres, 39.
Supt Errol Garchitorena Jr., chief of the Naga City Police intelligence unit, said the authorities found no illegal drugs on Faeldon Jr.
Faeldon Jr. was reportedly visiting his girlfriend who is a daughter of Lanuzo at the time of the raid.
The police reported the seizure of seven pieces of suspected shabu at the suspect’s house.
“‹A statement from the Camp of Faeldon Sr. said he was awakened hours after the arrest of his son.
“I am totally clueless on that incident as neither my son nor the police authorities have contacted me,” Faeldon said in a statement through his spokesman and legal counsel Jose Dino Jr.
“Let the ax fall where it may,” Faeldon Sr. said. With Rey E. Requejo and Nat Mariano
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