175 PNP PERSONNEL TEST POSITIVE FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said a total of 174 of its personnel were tested positive for illegal drugs since January 1, 2016. Chief Supt. Aurelio Trampe, director of the PNP Crime Laboratory Service, told a media briefing at Camp Crame in Quezon City that the testing is part of the internal cleansing of the 160,000-strong police organization. Trampe said they have collected urine samples from 159,129 PNP personnel for random drug testing since January 1, in which 167 uniformed and seven non-uniformed personnel were confirmed to be among those using dangerous drugs, including shabu. Three of those found positive have challenged the test results but the were confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory.

4 WHO FOUGHT BACK AT POLICE KILLED

FOUR drug suspects who fought back at the police in a buy- bust in Quezon City on Thursday were killed after a brief gun fight. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director and Senior Supt. Guillermo Eleazar identified the slain suspects as Ricardo Mamaril, alias “Iking,” who is on a drug watch list of Barangay San Antonio and a known drug courier/ peddler in the area including Barangay Pag- asa; Mark Charlie Ang, alias “Chanchan,” 21, who is also on the watch list; Jeff Kenneth Firmarino, alias “Pipoy”; and Rey Dulin, a known drug dealer in the area. Eleazar said the suspects, subject of a buy- bust by the QCPD Station 2 headed by Supt. Igmedio Bernaldez at Hona Street Barangay Bagong Pag- asa, refused to surrender and instead fired at the police. Four other drug suspects were detained at Station 2: Mario Gumiran, 53; Jessa Mae Cabigaw, 20; Krista Melody Erediano, 26; and one male minor. All are residents of San Roque II, Barangay Bagong Pag- asa.

DRUG SUSPECT SLAIN IN PASIG

A SUSPECTED drug pusher was killed after resisting arrest and engaged police in a firefight during a buy-bust in Pasig City on Tuesday morning. Pasig City police chief, Senior Supt. Orlando Yebra Jr., identified the slain suspect as Bernard Bongsilao who was on the drug watch list in Barangay Santa Lucia, Pasig City. Recovered from the crime scene were a caliber 45 pistol loaded with six live ammunition, three fired cartridge cases from unknown caliber and eight sachets of shabu.