ECHAGUE, ISABELA – A suspected drug peddler was shot dead after battling police officers and anti-drug agents in Sinabbaran village here at 1:50 a.m. on Friday (Aug. 3).
The suspect identified only as Pablo was about to sell a sachet of suspected shabu (crystal meth) to an undercover police officer when he pulled out a gun and opened fire. He was killed in the shootout.
Forensic investigators were still combing the scene of the drug bust at press time. VILLAMOR VISAYA JR.
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