Body found, drug suspect killed in Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY—The remains of an unidentified man was found by a farmer on a ricefield in Jaen, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday morning.
A message taped to the back of the victim states: “Adik ako wag tularan merry xmas (I am an addict. Don’t emulate me. Merry Christmas).”
The man bore stab wounds in different parts of his body, police reported. According to the farmer, whose identity was not released to the media, he heard gunfire a few minutes before he stumbled on the body in Barangay (village) San Jose at 1:55 a.m.
Earlier on Tuesday in Gapan City, police killed alleged drug suspect Arnold Rivera during a 2 p.m. drug bust. Rivera reportedly hurled a grenade at the policemen prompting them to shoot and kill him, said SP01 Edmer Portillo, an investigator of Gapan City police station.
Police recovered three plastic sachets containing suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” and drug paraphernalia. RAM/rga
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