BY FREDDIE C. VELEZ
CAMP GENERAL ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan – An alleged drug peddler was killed in a shootout with police during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Saog, Marilao, this province, Thursday.
Col. Lawrence B. Cajipe, Bulacan police director, identified the slain suspect as Hermedelio dela Cruz Mangcoy, alias “Kharim/Dodoy”.
Police said that Mangcoy was reportedly the source of shabu in Barangay Saog and nearby villages.
Marilao police placed the suspect under surveillance for a couple of weeks after receiving information from concerned citizens about his illegal drug trade.
During the buy-bust operation, the suspect allegedly shot it out with police operatives, which led to his death at about 2:55 a.m..
Recovered from the slain suspect were 10 heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets of shabu, a .22-caliber revolver, the buy-bust money, and assorted drug paraphernalia. (Freddie C. Velez)
