DAVAO CITY -- Joint operatives of the Tagum City Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11 killed a suspected illegal drugs peddler in a shootout Tuesday in Purok 16, Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
Nephi Noli Dimaandal, PDEA-11 spokesman, said suspect Jay-ar Abayon Tulod also yielded PHP600,000 worth of suspected shabu, assorted drug paraphernalia, and a.38 revolver with live ammunition.
Dimaandal said Tulod was killed when he engaged the operatives in a shootout when operatives of the Davao del Norte Criminal Investigation and Detection Team tried to implement a search warrant against him at around 3:30 a.m..
Tulod was rushed to the nearest hospital for medical treatment but was declared dead on arrival.
PDEA 11 Director Antonio Rivera said the incident should serve as a warning to all drug perpetrators operating in Davao Region that the government's law enforcement agencies are working together to eliminate illegal drugs.
"This only shows that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine National Police, and the community are one in the fight against illegal drugs," Rivera said. (Rhoda Grace Saron/PNA)
Suspected drug pusher killed in DavNor shootout
By Rhoda Grace Saron
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