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| 'Hang in there': parents back Australian man arrested in Philippines drug raid | |
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| The parents of an Australian man arrested in the Philippines capital during a drug raid have vowed to support their son. | The parents of an Australian man arrested in the Philippines capital during a drug raid have vowed to support their son. |
| Damian John Berg and Canadian man Jeremy Eaton, both 34, were arrested in Makati, Manila, on Monday during a drug raid in which ecstasy pills with an estimated value of A$5,500 were allegedly found. | Damian John Berg and Canadian man Jeremy Eaton, both 34, were arrested in Makati, Manila, on Monday during a drug raid in which ecstasy pills with an estimated value of A$5,500 were allegedly found. |
| Berg, who moved to Makati to work as a contract administrator, said the drugs were not his and he had been framed. | Berg, who moved to Makati to work as a contract administrator, said the drugs were not his and he had been framed. |
| “I noticed something else near the side table, so I flushed it down the toilet, down there, and then I got rid of another bag,” the ABC reported him saying after his arrest. | “I noticed something else near the side table, so I flushed it down the toilet, down there, and then I got rid of another bag,” the ABC reported him saying after his arrest. |
| “I actually texted the individual and asked ... ‘Why bring this shit here?’ ” | “I actually texted the individual and asked ... ‘Why bring this shit here?’ ” |
| Berg’s father, Geoff, has told the Adelaide Advertiser the news of his arrest had hit him and his wife, Sandra, “like a ton of bricks”. | Berg’s father, Geoff, has told the Adelaide Advertiser the news of his arrest had hit him and his wife, Sandra, “like a ton of bricks”. |
| They have been in touch with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which has confirmed that Berg was in custody and being treated fine. | They have been in touch with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which has confirmed that Berg was in custody and being treated fine. |
| “As a family we’ll support him as much as we can,” Geoff said. “We love you. Hang in there. | “As a family we’ll support him as much as we can,” Geoff said. “We love you. Hang in there. |
| “At some stage we’d like to get over there to see him. Any assistance in that regard would be great.” | “At some stage we’d like to get over there to see him. Any assistance in that regard would be great.” |
| Police said cases against the two men for drug supply were being prepared. The arrest comes as Philippine police had vowed to crack down on illegal drugs. | Police said cases against the two men for drug supply were being prepared. The arrest comes as Philippine police had vowed to crack down on illegal drugs. |