Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has cleared Chinese businessman Michael Yang of any involvement in the illegal drug trade.
In a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva has refuted dismissed police officer Eduardo Acierto’s accusation that Yang is linked to the illegal Davao City drug trade.
“Nothing in all of these case operation plans show that Michael Yang came up as one of the personalities,” Villanueva reportedly said.
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Yang’s alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade surfaced anew as he faced scrutiny over the recent Pharmally scandal which involved billions of pesos worth of government contracts for the government’s COVID-19 response, reported Yahoo Philippines.
Yang allegedly lent money to Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp to help the company complete a government contract for personal protective equipment sets (PPEs).
Despite being only a few months established and having only PhP625,000 in paid-up capital during the height of the epidemic last year, Pharmally was given government contracts worth over PhP8.6 billion. (AW)
