Ex-Bangsamoro lawmaker tagged as mastermind in foiled drug haul – PDEA

MANILA, Philippines – The individual previously identified as the financial backer of an intercepted P3.5-billion shipment of shabu (methamphetamine) from Laos is now considered the “mastermind” behind the smuggling attempt, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Isagani Nerez said on Thursday. Nerez said Sultan Edrieza Hadji Nasser Rimbang “appears not as a mere financier,