Five suspects in a truck hijacking were killed after a shootout with police in Taloy Sur, Marcos Highway, Tuba town, Benguet, early Wednesday morning.
During the initial police investigation, they conducted a hot pursuit operation on the group of suspects who allegedly hijacked a truck in La Trinidad town.
“May itinawag kasi na hijacking sa La Trinidad, Benguet ng 1 a.m. kaya nai-report sa mga personnel ng PNP at nag-prompt agad sa kanila na hanapin ‘yung mga suspek at truck na ninakaw. 3 a.m, nasaktuhan na nasa Marcos Highway na pala sila,” according to Police Capt. Marnie Abellenida, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police in the Cordillera.
Earlier, the hijackers allegedly fired at the police.
“Nung ipapatigil sana sila ng mga pulis, nagpaputok agad itong mga suspek doon na naganap ‘yung putukan,” added Abellenida.
The suspects died on the spot while the stolen truck was recovered immediately. Two of the suspects were allegedly wearing police uniforms.
The incident is still being investigated.
Suspected shabu delivered by a rider in Makati
The discovery of a delivery rider with suspected shabu in the package he was delivering led to the arrest of a Chinese national in Makati on Tuesday.
Police arrested the 31-year-old Chinese man immediately after he received a delivery outside a condominium in Barangay Bel-Air.
The rider, alias Berto, reported the matter to the police after seeing a sachet of white powder he was asked to deliver in a condominium on Kalayaan Ave.
According to the police, it weighed about 1.5 grams or P10,000.
According to Berto, a face mask is the declared meat to be delivered.
But he became suspicious when the man seemed to hurry to give him the package and did not peek at its contents.
So even though he was on his way, he stopped to take a look at its contents.
The Chinese denied that he knew shabu was in its contents or that he was using drugs.
The Chinese suspect is facing charges of possession of illegal drugs.
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