Itinalaga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Wilkins Villanueva bilang bagong director general ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
Nilagdaan ni Pangulong Duterte ang appointment paper ni Villanueva noong Mayo 22, ngunit ngayon lang inilabas sa media.
“After almost 2 decades of serving our country on the field of DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT through different capacities and positions both with PNP Narcotics Group and Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency, I finally achieved what I was aiming for... DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PDEA,” pahayag ni Villanueva sa Facebook account.
Samantala, nagpasalamat naman si outgoing PDEA Chief Aaron Aquino sa binigay sa kanyang pagkakataon ng Pangulo para pamunuan ang ahensiya.