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Probe on planting of evidence ordered
By Jun Guiang

CAMP JUAN, Laoag City — Ilocos Norte police director Senior Supt. Roman Felix has ordered an investigation on allegations that some policemen "planted evidence" in the case filed against a Fil-Am citizen who is on vacation here.

Felix reacted to a recent resolution of the Provincial Prosecutors Office dismissing the case of American citizen Bonifacio Broiles, who was charged with illegal possession and selling of shabu.

"We want to know if there is truth to the allegation that our cops had planted evidence against the suspect," Felix told reporters.

Reports said the cops had presented marked money as evidence which they claimed was seized from the suspect during a buy-bust operation in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.

However, the suspect through his lawyer questioned the evidence, claiming that the apparent marked money was part of the suspect’s money which he withdrew from a bank, the report added.