Fugitive PNP general told: Surrender, face drug raps

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla yesterday issued a message for retired police Brig. Gen. Narciso Domingo, who remains at large following his indictment in connection with the alleged cover-up of a P6.7-billion shabu haul in Tondo, Manila in 2022.

In a Facebook post, Remulla slammed Domingo for airing his gripes on social media instead of yielding and facing the cases filed against him.

“It’s sad that a former law enforcer is now evading justice. The person who swore to uphold the law is the one avoiding it now,” Remulla wrote.

He said while Domingo is presumed innocent until proven guilty, the complaints he and his co-defendants are facing are backed by evidence.

Remulla urged Domingo to go through the proper legal channels to clear his name.

“Defend yourself like an officer and a gentleman,” Remulla said. “If you refuse to surrender, that’s your decision. But I hope you don’t take it the wrong way if I decide to have you pursued to the ends of the Earth.”

Domingo, a former chief of the police Drug Enforcement Group, spearheaded the seizure of 990 kilos of shabu, which led to the staged arrest of dismissed S/Sgt. Rodolfo Mayo Jr.

The Philippine National Police earlier asked Domingo to surrender to the courts, which issued warrants for his arrest as well as other active and retired PNP officers.