NBI exec claims he gave P10M 鈥榙rug quota鈥� to De Lima

By: Marc Jayson Cayabyab - 8 years ago

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Deputy Director General Rafael Ragos on Tuesday corroborated his driver鈥檚 testimony that they delivered P10 million 鈥渜uota鈥� for Senator Leila De Lima from drug lord Peter Co.

During the House of Representatives justice committee inquiry over the proliferation of drugs at the national penitentiary, Ragos corroborated the testimony of his driver and escort intelligence officer Jun Ablen that they delivered P10 million on two occasions to De Lima鈥檚 house on November and December 2012.

Ragos said he saw a bag containing wads of cash at the Bureau of Corrections director鈥檚 quarters. Ragos was then the officer-in-charge.

He said he also received a phone call ordering him to deliver the money to De Lima鈥檚 driver Ronnie Dayan.

The phone caller said the money came from Peter Co.

Ragos said he then ordered his driver Ablen to drive him up to De Lima鈥檚 residence at South Bay Village in Paranaque.

鈥淲e went to South Bay Village, Paranaque. While on the way, sinasabi ko you have the money, ibibigay pa natin yang quota na dapat may Senator De Lima,鈥� Ragos said.

鈥淢r. Ronnie Dayan was there. He came to me and I handed him the black bag. And he said thank you. And then we proceeded to the main door of the house where the secretary (De Lima) is standing鈥� Ronnie handed the black bag and she (De Lima) accepted it,鈥� Ragos added.

Ragos said a month later, another package鈥攎oney wrapped in paper鈥攚as again left in his office. He again received a phone caller who told him to deliver the money to Dayan.

鈥淥n the outside, pag titingnan mo, pera talaga siya (if you look at it, it鈥檚 money]. I knew this was money because there was this caller 鈥楢ko po ito, pakidala po kay Ronnie Dayan. Sinabi niya po galing uli kay Peter Co (This is me, please send to Ronnie Dayan. He said [the money] came from Peter Co),鈥� Ragos said.

Asked why Ragos followed the phone caller鈥檚 order and delivered the money, Ragos said: 鈥淭o my mind, I really want to deliver. Ayaw ko siya hawakan. The moment maaksidente yung pera, kalaban mo diyan sindikato. (I don鈥檛 want to touch it. The moment the money [fell into the wrong hands], it鈥檚 the syndicate who鈥檒l be after you.)鈥�

Asked why he concluded Dayan received the money for De Lima, Ragos said De Lima and Dayan are one and the same because they are boyfriend and girlfriend.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just the same. Whether you give to Secretary De Lima or to Dayan, you know they鈥檙e one, they鈥檙e close associates. For obvious reasons, you can see that they have a relationship. Public knowledge naman po. Parang girlfriend and boyfriend,鈥� Ragos said./rga

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