Shootout mars buy bust

FOUR suspected drug pushers tried to evade arrest after shooting members of the Drug Enforcement Unit, Civilian Intelligence Unit and Baguio City Police Office Station 5 during an afternoon raid in Lower Rock Quarry.

Collared during the

buy bust were Michael Dumagcao, 41, married, of Loakan-Magsaysay; Alberto England, 28, single, of Lourdes Subdivision Extension; John Michael Garcia, 30, single, of Mirador-Dominican and Louie Clemente, 25, single, of Lower Rock Quarry.

Police said the suspects fired at the raiding team to evade arrest then tried to maneuver their vehicle but was blocked by other vehicles of the raiding team during the buy bust on May 28.

Seized from the suspects were two heatsealed sachets containing white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu, one cal. 9mm with defaced serial number, one magazine for cal. 9mm, eight ammunitions for cal. 9mm, three empty shells for cal. 9mm, one fired bullet, two cellular phone and a silvery-grey SUV used by the suspects in the transaction.

All seized pieces of evidence were submitted to the Baguio City Police Office Crime Laboratory Office for qualitative and quantitative examination.

The Suspects are now detained at Station 5, Baguio City Police Office for proper booking and documentation.

Police Regional Office – Cordillera regional director Chie Superintendent Edward Carranza lauded the Baguio cops and said the incident should serve as a warning to all those who are involved in the drugs trade to totally stop their illegal activities because the long arms of the law will not stop going after them.

Photo by Milo Brioso BUY-BUST. Operatives of the Drug Enforcement (DEU) of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) led by Nicomedes Olarte conducted a buy-bust that resulted in a shoot-out adn the arrest of four suspects in Lower Rock Quarry barangay on Monday afternoon.