Ex-BARMM MP Rimbang to Appear Before PDEA Probe on Drug Shipment
Former Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament member Edrieza Hadji Nasser Rimbang is expected to appear before the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on November 5 for an investigation into an alleged P3.5 billion illegal drug smuggling operation from Laos. Rimbang is considered a financier and mastermind.
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