LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — A suspected drug dealer was shot and killed on Sunday- (July 10) in Mangatarem town in Pangasinan province when he aimed a gun at arresting policemen during a buy-bust operation.
Jeffrey Fernandez, a former gasoline boy, died on the way to a hospital from gunshot wounds in different parts of the body, police said.
Four other suspects were arrested during the operation, which was conducted in Barangay Torres Bugallon at 3:10 p.m.
Police said Fernandez ran towards a parked truck to retrieve a gun after the police announced that he and his companions were being arrested.
Seized from the group were six sachets of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), mobile telephones, P1,000 cash, and a .45-caliber pistol.
Fernandez was the seventh suspected drug dealer killed in Pangasinan province since July 4. SFM/rga