Manila, Feb. 11 -- A retired police general linked to the mishandling of the PHP6.7 billion drug haul in 2022 returned to the country and surrendered to the authorities on Tuesday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.

PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said the arrest warrant was served to Lt. Gen. Benjamin Santos Jr. (ret.), former PNP deputy chief for operations, shortly after he arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at 4:48 a.m. Tuesday.

"He surrendered to the CIDG (Criminal Investigation and Detection Group) and he underwent normal booking procedures," Fajardo said.

Santos, however, was released around 9:12 a.m. after posting PHP200,000 bail, Fajardo said.

Santos was among the 29 former and active PN...