MANILA — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday confirmed that former Bureau of Customs (BOC) intelligence officer, Jaime Guban, is now under the protective custody of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
“Yes, Mr. Guban has been admitted into the WPP (Witness Protection Program). But that’s all I can say,” Guevarra said in a message to reporters when asked to confirm if Guban is now a government witness.
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Richard Gordon earlier said Customs Deputy Collector Lourdes Mangaoang should likewise be placed under the witness protection program
The Senate sought placing Guban under government protection to preserve his possible testimony in connection with the multi-million-peso “shabu” smuggling through the BOC.
President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered Guban’s arrest for facilitating the entry of the contraband into the country, stressing that he faked identification cards to allow the entry of tons of shabu through magnetic lifters in the Customs bureau. (Benjamin Pulta/PNA)
