It is however not enough that the prosecution merely establish the elements of the crime of illegal sale of dangerous drugs.

"It is however not enough that the prosecution merely establish the elements of the crime of illegal sale of dangerous drugs. It is well-settled that in the prosecution of cases involving the illegal sale or illegal possession of dangerous drugs, the evidence of the corpus delicti which is the dangerous drug itself, must be independently established beyond reasonable doubt."

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Link/Source: People of the Philippines v. Joselito Beran y Zapanta @ "Jose", G.R No. 203028, January 15, 2014.

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