2 brothers killed in drug bust in Pasay City home

Slain drug pushing suspects. (RADYO INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/ISA UMALI)

MANILA — Two brothers were killed in a buy-bust operation in their house in Pasay City early Tuesday.

Police identified the fatalities as Djerome Lim, 21, who died from multiple gunshot wounds, and Michael Lim, 23, who had two gunshot wounds, both residents of 2297 FB Harrison St. Barangay 13 Zone 4.

Operatives of the Southern Police District Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group carried out the buy-bust around 2:40 a.m.

Based on an investigation done by SPO1 Giovanni Arcinue of the Pasay City police, the suspects drew their guns “upon sensing the presence of police operatives.”

However, the suspects’ guns misfired while the operatives returned fire and wounded the two, police said.

The suspects were brought to the Pasay City General Hospital for treatment but they were pronounced dead on arrival. The bodies were moved to the Rizal Funeral Homes for autopsy.

Crime scene operatives recovered a .38-firearm without a serial number and a 9mm gun with serial number SN 5370919F6.

Police also found a small light green container with 10 plastic sachets containing suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and two unsealed sachets with traces of suspected shabu.

Also in Pasay City, a drug suspect was shot dead by gunmen who entered his house on De Setyembre Street, Sun Valley NAIA Barangay 197 on Monday 7:10 p.m.

Two armed men wearing bonnets and caps barged in the house of Louisito Boja, 38, and riddled him with bullets while a third suspect served as lookout. The three later fled on a motorcycle.

The case investigator, PO3 Alfredo Aquino Jr., said Boja’s mother Mila had accepted her son’s fate when he continued being a drug courier despite initially surrendering under Oplan Tokhang. Boja was on the drug watchlist of the airport police community precinct.  SFM