3 drug suspects gunned down in Bulacan

CAMP GEN. ALEJOS SANTOS, Bulacan –– Three drug suspects in this province were killed after allegedly engaging policemen in a shootout on Thursday.

Police Col. Chito Bersaluna, Bulacan police director, said Ferdinand Inducil, 40, alias “Long Hair” was gunned down during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Maasim, San Ildefonso town at dawn.

At 7:45 p.m. that day, police also killed Justin Irrinco Sy and Jonathan Anonuevo in Barangay Sto. Cristo, City of San Jose del Monte.

Recovered from the slain suspects were two improvised shotguns, a .22-caliber revolver, ammunition, 16 plastic sachets containing suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) and drug paraphernalia.

Police also arrested on Wednesday eight other drug suspects in a series of anti-narcotics operations in the province./lzb