<P> Lacson returned to the country on March 26, 2011, a month after the Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' ruling on the case . </P> <P> In a 2015 interview with the media, Mancao (still a fugitive) apologized to Lacson and Estrada for linking them in the Dacer--Corbito murders, admitting that he had no personal knowledge on the supposed involvement of the two . He also claimed that he was forced by the Arroyo administration to implicate their names . </P> <P> Lacson was appointed by then President Joseph Estrada to head the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) and to serve as Director - General of the Philippine National Police . Lacson's notable accomplishments were the reduction of corrupt policemen (Kotong Cops) and various organized crime syndicates engaged in kidnapping, drug trafficking, and other nefarious activities . From April 30 to May 1, 2001, together with Juan Ponce Enrile, Gregorio Honasan, Miriam Defensor Santiago and Tito Sotto, he led the EDSA III protests in support of Joseph Estrada . On May 1, 2001, the protesters stormed Malacañang Palace . </P> <P> Lacson ran for senator in the 2001 elections under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), which was affiliated with Estrada's Puwersa ng Masa coalition . He won a seat in the Senate, finishing in tenth place . </P>

Who created the presidential anti-organized crime task force