'De la Rosa forced me to implicate de Lima'
SELF-CONFESSED drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa told a House hearing Friday that former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Sen. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa forced him into implicating former senator Leila de Lima as a supplier and protector of drug kingpins. Testifying before the House Quad Committee, Espinosa said de la Rosa applied the pressure on him after he arrived from Abu Dhabi, where he was arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives. De la Rosa was with the PNP team that brought Espinosa home from Abu Dhabi.
SELF-CONFESSED drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa told a House hearing Friday that former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Sen. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa forced him into implicating former senator Leila de Lima as a supplier and protector of drug kingpins.
Testifying before the House Quad Committee, Espinosa said de la Rosa applied the pressure on him after he arrived from Abu Dhabi, where he was arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives. De la Rosa was with the PNP team that brought Espinosa home from Abu Dhabi.