LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Police killed an alleged drug pusher when shooting erupted during a buy-bust operation here Sunday night, police said. ADVERTISEMENTAnti-illegal drugs operatives killed Ferdinand Legaspi, 40, when he and associate Reynante Frias, reportedly resisted arrest after they sold “shabu” to an undercover policeman in Barangay (village) Dalahican at about 8:45 p.m., Senior Supt. Another policeman shot back and killed Legazpi. Authorities recovered Legazpi’s caliber .38 revolver and seven plastic sachets of shabu worth P15,000 in the street market. Police said the slain suspect was a former detainee on drug charges who regained his freedom on plea bargaining agreement with the court.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 25, 2019 03:11 UTC