Dec 272013
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will summon former Batangas governor Jose Antonio “Tony” Leviste in its probe on the reported operation of a powerful Mexican drug cartel in the Philippines.
A GMA News TV Live report said the DOJ wants Leviste to produce the lease contract of the LPL Ranch located in Barangay Inosluban in Lipa City, where P420 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by authorities last Wednesday.
In a media interview, Leviste, who was recently granted parole, denied owning the ranch.
On Thursday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) said the illegal drugs recovered in the Batangas ranch can be traced to the Mexican Sinoloa drug ring, which has been tagged by international media as Mexico’s most powerful drug syndicate. — Andreo Calonzo/KBK, GMA News
