Inspector Delfin Torregoza was also charged for illegal possession of a firearm after police seized an unlicensed caliber .45 pistol after the suspect surrendered part of the shabu evidence he smuggled out of the laboratory.
The suspect is also facing dismissal charges for drug possession and infidelity in the custody.
Torregoza, assigned with the PNP Crime Laboratory at Camp Crame was supposed to present the shabu as evidence in a drug case to the Manila Regional Trial Court on June 6.
Police learned about the missing shabu after a comprehensive inventory at the crime lab. – Christina Mendez