The camp of suspected drug dealer Steve Go refuted the charges leveled at him by the police, saying the basis of these allegations stemmed from a car he owned that was seized in a drug bust last May 15.
In yesterday’s press conference, Go’s lawyer Bienvenido Barin said the 1997 Honda Civic owned by his client is a secondhand vehicle registered under another person’s name.
“He has a rent-a-car business, laundry services and car wash. This is part of his business where he allowed his car to be rented,” Barin said.
He said the authorities should have validated the reports on Go first before accusing his client.
“We are doing this not to preempt or prevent police drug operations but rather to clear his name and protect his family, (so at least) people will know that we have already denied these charges,” Barin said.
He said Go was detained at the Talisay City Jail on a murder charge. But Barin refused to elaborate on the case.
Go’s name was linked to a former worker of the Bureau of Immigration named Danilo Ruiz who was arrested in a joint police operation at his home in
Ruiz compound, Barangay Tabunok at Talisay City last May 15.
The 55-year-old Ruiz is the younger brother of former Interior undersecretary Lito Ruiz and a relative of Regional Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Ruiz admitted knowing Go and claiming that he used to do errands for him.
He also said he was a user and not a drug pusher.
Taken from his home were several packets of shabu, ammunition and one revolver.