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Nov 10, 2015 criminal-law dangerous-drugs buy-bust chain-of-custody extortion-defense ra-9165

Navigating the Chain: Establishing Drug Possession and Extortion Defenses in Philippine Law

A look at how Philippine courts weigh buy-bust evidence, chain of custody, and the disfavored defense of extortion in drug cases.