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Jose (Don Pepe) Oyson (died March 17, 1990)[1] was a former Filipino athlete, later became a smuggling and drug kingpin.[2]
Oyson was a working student and a varsity player at the same time. He played for San Beda University in the NCAA, with the team winning the championship in 1959.
However, in the late 1960s, he engaged with smuggling and later, drug trafficking, making him extremely rich. It was said that he was untouchable.
His smuggling syndicate enjoyed protection by government officials and some law enforcers.[3] He openly kept the latter as bodyguards.[1]
Early and personal life[edit]
Disappearance of Tim Olivarez[edit]
Don Pepe first arose into popularity when he was involved in the abduction and death of journalist Tim Olivarez.[4]
Olivarez, a correspondent for Manila daily tabloid Tempo, a sister publication of Manila Bulletin, and editor of a provincial weekly periodical, was assigned in the Southern Police District (SPD) beat.[2][3][5]
On February 4 or 5, 1985, Olivarez disappeared shortly after publishing an exposé of Don Pepe's smuggling syndicate, as well as its smuggling activities in the coastal towns in Parañaque, Cavite, Zambales, and Bataan, and drug trafficking.[3][4][5] He was said to came along with armed men while walking to a municipal hall to cover for Tempo.[2]
As search was later conducted, Capt. Ruben Zacarias of the then Criminal Investigation Service (CIS) handled the case, upon request of a relative doubting the investigation by the Makati Police.[2]
The case was later solved when a NBP detainee informed Capt. Zacarias that Olivarez was abducted and presumably murdered by few members of Makati Police and soldiers, all "trusted aides" of Don Pepe; his remains were never found.[4][5] Makati Police tried to cover-up the involvement of Don Pepe given that SPD is said to be his bastion as he is often "sponsoring" the needs of those stationing there.[2]
Both Pres. Ferdinand Marcos and the acting Armed Forces Chief of Staff had also ordered thorough investigations; in November, 9 persons were arrested, including the accused mastermind and alleged head of the syndicate, Don Pepe, in front of his night club in Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.[2][3]
All suspects were charged and jailed but later acquitted, citing the absence of the victim's body (corpus delicti) for the case; besides, the witnesses were silenced until a complainant, Tim's wife, decided to withdraw the case against the group.[2][4]
Senate exposé[edit]
In the late 1980s, Oyson made headlines as he is linked to the smuggling of shabu, an illegal drug that was just starting to hit the market.[2] Prior to Oyson's death, Senator Ernesto Herrera, hoping for an investigation, revealed him in his exposé as being one of the most notorious drug traffickers, and credited him with accessible, low-priced shabu.[4]
Arrest and death[edit]
On March 15, 1990, more than 18 kilograms (40 lb) of heroin was discovered at an airport in Manila.[1][4]
On March 17, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) under then director, Gen. Alfredo Lim, in their operation with the policemen, arrested Oyson with his two bodyguards at the Ali Mall in Cubao, Quezon City, to interrogate him regarding the discovery.[1][4][2] They were loaded into two separate police vehicles.[4] While on their way and in the custody of some operatives inside a closed NBI van, he was later shot by a policeman in his apparent attempt to grab a pistol to his escorts, Captain Reynaldo Jaylo and Colonel Robert Barbers, instantly killing him.[6][7][1][4][2]
He sustained three gunshot wounds, two of them fatally in the head.[1][4]
Investigation[edit]
Oyson's death became controversial as policemen, not NBI agents, were said to apprehended him without arrest warrant.[4]
The Commission on Human Rights later conducted an investigation on the incident.[6]
Reaction[edit]
Lim was later accused by critics of exercising the so-called street justice.[7]
Meanwhile, diplomats suspect that he was silenced to prevent him from exposing names before Sen. Herrera's committee. Herrera had said that NBI agents were using "summary executions" in many cases.[1]
Condemning the deaths of 28 of the persons he had exposed including Don Pepe, he pleaded Lim to protect the remaining survivors.[4]
Aftermath[edit]
Following Oyson's death, a Filipino-American believed to be his courier and reportedly abandoned heroin at an airport in Manila, surrendered to U.S. military authorities in Clark Air Base. Oyson's two other henchmen, brothers that are former drug dealers, as well as a former gambling lord, Rodolfo Pineda, were also surrendered. Another gambling operator is said to have killed in an encounter with Lim's men.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Bob Drogin (1990-10-01). "COLUMN ONE: An Asian Drug War Backfires". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dave Veridiano (2020-09-07). "Stakeout: 'Minahan' ng intel info, naging bangko ng korapsyon". Rappler (in Tagalog). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ a b c d Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1985. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office. 1986. p. 852.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bobby Palanca (1990-04-08). "RP's Dirty Harry produces justice that courts cannot". Pacific Daily News. Agana Heights, Guam. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ a b c American Poetry Review (Dec 1985 – Jan 1986). "Marcos jails Philippine writers". Post Amerikan. Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ a b Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1990. Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office. 1991. p. 1001.
- ^ a b Ruben Alabastro (Aug 5–7, 1994). "Manila Mayor Killed His First Man In 1959, Philippine Dirty Harry Vows No Compromise". Daily News. Kingsport, Tennessee. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
NOTE: The paper mistakenly reported that Oyson died in 1989.
