A drug suspect was killed right inside a hotel room after he allegedly tried to shoot a cop in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City late Wednesday afternoon.
Police identified the fatality as Carlito dela Peña, also known as Utoy, 47. He was previously arrested on drug charges in 2016.
Investigation reaching the Quezon City Police District showed that the drug sting was conducted at the second floor of a budget hotel on Bulacan St. in Barangay Bungad around 5:30 p.m.
During the transaction with a poseur-buyer from Cubao Police Station-7, police said, Dela Peña pulled out his handgun and tried to shoot the former when he sensed he was dealing with a lawman.
A backup operative was quick to respond and neutralized Dela Peña, police added. Recovered from the crime scene were P49,000 worth of suspected shabu, a .38-caliber Armscor revolver with five live ammunition, and three fired cartridge cases of .40-caliber handgun. (Joseph Pedrajas)