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Death of a businessman: How the Philippines drugs war was slowed

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte consulting a security official (PHOTO: REUTERS)

Manila: When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up.

His military and law enforcement heads had no idea what was coming: a suspension of the police force's leading role in his signature campaign, a merciless war on illegal drugs.

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