This is Espinosa's second acquittal after Makati City RTC Branch 64 dismissed the illegal drug trafficking charges against him in 2021 due to lack of evidence.
MANILA, Philippines – A Makati court has acquitted alleged drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa and another accused in a drug trade charge filed against them in 2018.
The 21-page decision by Presiding Judge Veronica Tongio-Igot also ordered the release of Espinosa and his fellow accused Marcelo Adorco from detention, “unless they are confined for any other unlawful cause.” The resolution was made on June 6, but publicized only on Thursday, June 8. against detained former senator Leila de Lima and said he “coerced, pressured, intimidated and seriously threatened” to make his previous statement. Espinosa was among the key persons who retracted statements against De Lima, along with former Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Ragos.
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