Drug war: 2 slain in Bulacan, Pangasinan
A drug suspect was killed in an alleged firefight with police officers in Sta. Maria, Bulacan while another was shot dead by unidentified motorcycleriding men in Pangasinan over the weekend.
Jay- R Salvador allegedly pulled out a gun and shot at the officers during a sting in Barangay Caypombo, Sta. Maria town yesterday.
The lawmen retaliated, killing Salvador at the scene.
The suspect’s companion managed to escape on a motorcycle during the firefight, according to Bulacan police director Senior Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr.
Police said they recovered five plastic sachets said to contain shabu, a .38 caliber revolver and marked money from Salvador.
In Pangasinan, Nicanor Gonzales, 60, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding men as he was walking in Barangay Caingal, San Carlos City on Saturday.
Probers recovered four bullet shells for a .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene.
On the same day, police arrested Brian Caacbay, 27, following a sting in nearby Barangay Concordia.
In Pampanga, a suspected drug trafficker posing as a police officer was arrested in Mabalacat town on Friday.
Frederic Bacani, 40, was allegedly wearing a police uniform when he sold shabu worth P1,000 to undercover agents.
Central Luzon police director Chief Superintendent Aaron Aquino told The STAR that a day before the sting, his men received reports that a certain “Bacani” was peddling shabu while in a police uniform.
The suspect allegedly introduced himself as a police officer to undercover agents, who seized from him 14 plastic sachets said to contain shabu, a .45 caliber pistol and drug paraphernalia.
Cop sacked, 9 probed
Meanwhile, a police officer assigned in the Negros Island Region was dismissed from the service while nine others were charged with grave misconduct after they tested positive for drugs.
Records from the Police Regional Office 18 showed Police Officer 1 Ryan Lomugdang, formerly of the Bacolod City police, was dismissed late last year.
Of the nine officers, three are from the Bacolod City police, four from the Negros Occidental police and two from the Negros Oriental police.
The nine were transferred to the regional holding center pending the results of an investigation against them.