SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines -A suspected drug pusher was killed in a buy-bust operation in Nagcarlan, Laguna, Thursday.
Laguna police chief Sr. Supt. Eleazar Matta, in a text message, said suspect Ramil Lagariya, a resident of Bay town, sold two sachets of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) worth P1,000 during the buy-bust around 12:25 a.m. in Barangay (village) Oples.
Police said Lagariya sensed that he was dealing with an undercover police officer and pulled out a gun, triggering a shootout.
Seized from the suspect was a .38 caliber revolver. /muf
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