In this photo taken on November 11, 2021, Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao looks at a chessboard after an interview with AFP at his residence in Manila. - Philippines presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao, a backer of his country's brutal war on drugs that has killed thousands, told AFP he was "naive" when he took narcotics in his youth and did not know he was breaking the law.
MANILA, Nov 23 (AFP): Philippines presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao says he was "naive" and ignorant of the law when he took crystal meth in his youth, but argues offenders today know drugs are illegal and should be punished.
Pacquiao, a retired world champion boxer, has been a high-profile backer of President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs that has killed thousands of people.
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