It took Philippine National Police chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. a full week to break his deafening silence on the involvement of the PNP's Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) in an alleged cover-up and pilferage of seized illegal drugs worth billions. Azurin's choice to keep a low profile on this anomaly could be tied to his scheduled retirement next Monday. And while he finally spoke about the controversy yesterday, his blanket denial only raised more questions on how deep the involvement of police officers is in the irregularities exposed by no less by Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos.

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