Marcos names ex-PNP SAF commander Lazo as PDEA chief

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed retired police general Moro Virgilio Lazo as the new head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

This was confirmed by Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Usec. Cheloy Garafil on Thursday night.

“Confirmed,” she told reporters when asked to confirm the appointment.

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Lazo will replace Wilkins Villanueva as director general of the PDEA, the government’s lead agency in the fight against illegal drugs.

Lazo previously served as the police’s elite force Special Action Force (SAF) director in March 2015.

He also served as a member of the Presidential Security Group under former President Fidel Ramos.

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