JUS IN - KERWIN ESPINOSA CLAIMED THAT ALBUERA POLICE HEAD CHIEF JOVIE ESPENIDO TRIED TO MURDER HIM. MUST WATCH THIS!

Alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa on Wednesday claimed that Albuera police head Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido once tried to murder him.

Appearing at the resumption of the Senate hearing on the death of his father Rolando, Espinosa narrated how the plan to murder him came to be.

In the late 1990s, Espinosa said he worked for the Locsin family, a political clan in Ormoc City.

"Ang trabaho ko sa mga Locsin ay ako ang pumupunta sa mga barangay captains na nasakupan ng 4th district. Hinihila ko sila na magsuporta sa mga Locsin at tulungan sa eleksyon," Espinosa said.

However, while doing his job, Espinosa said he "clashed" with the Codilla family, another political clan in Ormoc City.

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Espenido, he claimed, was working for the Codilla family.

"Nagkaroon sila ng galit sa akin dahil sa mga ginagawa ko. At nakatanggap ako ng impormasyon doon sa isang barangay captain na si Abonjo Magno sa Barangay Gaas na sinabihan siya ni Sir Jovie na gusto akong tumbahin o patayin sa mga panahon na yun," Espinosa said.

At the time, Espinosa said Espenido had a hidden identity.

"Sa itaas ng market, may binatilyo siyang nakita doon ... nabaril niya, nagkaroon siya ng kaso at nagtago siya ng isang taon... dahil akala niya ang taong 'yun ay ako," Espinosa said.

"Dahil doon sa panahon na 'yun na nagkakaso siya at nagtago siya.... ako 'yung rason kung bakit siya nagkaproblema sa panahon na 'yun at hanggang ngayon nagtatanim siya ng galit sa akin at tsaka sa pamilya ko," he added.

Earlier in the probe, Espinosa said that the affidavit presented by Espenido was not from his father.

He also denied the existence of the controversial pink book and blue book that were said to contain the names of personalities involved in the illegal drug trade.

SOURCE : CNN