Top Philippine police chief resigns as corruption scandal grows
- 5 years ago
Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde has resigned as the government investigates his involvement in the ‘ninja cops’ scandal in 2013. As chief of police in the country’s Pampanga province, Albayalde allegedly blocked the dismissal of officers who kept methamphetamine from a drug dealer who had tried to bribe them. It is alleged they then tried to sell the drug. The resignation comes as the government investigates corrupt officers who sell confiscated drugs, also known as ‘ninja cops…