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Calimbas V Lightbringers

A buy-bust operation led to a criminal case that reached the Supreme Court. While buy-bust operations can be effective for uncovering covert illegal activities, they also carry the risk of police abuse such as extortion. The court recognized that the law aims to prevent abusive use of buy-bust operations.

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Calimbas V Lightbringers

A buy-bust operation led to a criminal case that reached the Supreme Court. While buy-bust operations can be effective for uncovering covert illegal activities, they also carry the risk of police abuse such as extortion. The court recognized that the law aims to prevent abusive use of buy-bust operations.

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NEIL B.

AGUILAR
COOPERATIVE

AND

RUBEN

CALIMBAS

v. LIGHTBRINGERS

CREDIT

G.R. No. 209605, January 12, 2015

A buy-bust operation gave rise to the present case. While this kind of operation has been proven to be an
effective way to flush out illegal transactions that are otherwise conducted covertly and in secrecy, a buybust operation has a significant downside that has not escaped the attention of the framers of the law. It is
susceptible to police abuse, the most notorious of which is its use as a tool for extortion.

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