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Saturday, July 02, 2005
Suspected drug lord jumps P.5M bail
By Raquel C. Bagnol
DAVAO CITY -- The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the arrest of alleged drug lord Carlos Sy alias Carlou Sy and the confiscation of his bail bond of P500,000 after he failed to show up for court hearings for the third time.
Judge Renato A. Fuentes of the RTC Branch 9 gave Carlou Sy's lawyer Raul Bo 30 days to explain why his client failed to show up in scheduled hearings.
The court granted twice Sy's request not to appear during the two hearings but not that third time because he needed to sign a pre-trial order.
Fuentes also held that part of the conditions stipulated when Sy was allowed to post bail was for him to be present during court hearings whenever he is needed.
"His repeated failure to show up for court hearings is an indication that he can't be located anymore," Fuentes held.
Sy was one of four people accused of manufacturing methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, and delivering equipment to produce this illegal drug in Dumoy District and Agdao, Davao City. Police confiscated the shabu manufacturing paraphernalia and 152 kilograms of the illegal drug during a raid.
Sy's co-accused in the illegal drugs charges are Allan Sy, Allan's wife Jed and Jessie Jong Pilapil.
Earlier, City Prosecutor Raul Bendigo filed the motion for the issuance of a hold departure order (HDO) against Sy and his co-accused to prevent them from leaving the country. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex)
Click here for a chronology of the crisis.
Click here for the transcript of Arroyo's confession.
(July 2, 2005 issue)
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