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People of the Philippines Vs. Maribel Lagman, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,Appellee,versus MARIBEL LAGMAN and ZENG WA SHUI,Appeellants.

G.R. No. 168695 | 2008-12-08

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On appeal is the June 6, 2005 Court of Appeals Decision[1] affirming that of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Angeles City, Pampanga, Branch 59 convicting herein appellants Zeng Wa Shui (Zeng) alias "Alex Chan," and Maribel Lagman (Maribel) of violation of Republic Act (RA) 6425 (Dangerous Drugs Act), as amended by RA 7659.

Culled from the 7-volume trial court records of the case are the following facts:

After receiving reports of clandestine operation of shabu laboratories in Pampanga, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) conducted in January 1996 surveillance of a piggery farm in Porac...