Isidro S. Lapeña (born January 2, 1951) is a Filipino retired police officer and former government official former served as director general of

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, and commissioner of

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Police career

Graduate of PMA ''Maagap'' Class of 1973, notable police assignment of Lapeña was being the Davao City Police Chief under then-

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. Lapeña's batchmates are former police general

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, and former

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. Lapeña also served as Directorate for Operations, and later served as deputy chief for operations and retired on January 2, 2007, with the rank of Deputy Director General (3-star rank).

Civilian career

Lapeña was appointed by then-President Duterte as Director of

from July 12, 2016, to August 30, 2017. He was reassigned at

on August 30, 2017. But, in 2018, he was implicated in the Custom's drug smuggling scandal, and other officials for smuggling of the ₱11 billion worth of

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, locally known as shabu which was discovered inside the magnetic lifters in a warehouse in

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. He claimed it was only a demolition job against him, will not resign, and did not show up in the

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probe. The

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later halted probe process, after Lapeña was reassigned. On October 25, 2018, he was reassigned again, this time at the

as its director general. He served until June 30, 2022.

References

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