Drug suspect resists arrest, is shot dead in Tacurong | Inquirer News

Drug suspect resists arrest, is shot dead in Tacurong

/ 07:37 PM August 16, 2016

Drug suspect dead in police operations (CDN FILE PHOTO)

Drug suspect dead in police operations (CDN FILE PHOTO)

KORONADAL CITY – A suspect was killed in a police anti-drug operation in Tacurong City on Tuesday dawn.

Supt. Raul Supiter, Sultan Kudarat police director, identified the slain man as Russel Hamid Paglas alias “Tsokay Piang,” a resident of the “Yellow Village” subdivision, Barangay New Isabela, Tacurong City.

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Supiter said Paglas resisted arrest and traded shots with lawmen at 4 a.m., triggering a brief gun battle. He was injured and rushed by police officials to a hospital in Tacurong City where he expired.

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Supiter said two .45-pistols and a hand grenade were seized from Paglas.

Paglas was one of the subjects of search warrants issued by Judge Alexandrex Betoya of Regional Trial Court 13 in Cotabato City.  SFM

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