Two cops hurt in shooting with suspected drug dealer
BACOLOD City – Police are conducting a hot pursuit operation against an alleged drug suspect who shot two anti-drug operatives to escape a buy-bust operation at Sitio Sapa, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental last Wednesday. The names of the two wounded policemen were withheld. Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, public

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

By Glazyl Y. Masculino
BACOLOD City – Police are conducting a hot pursuit operation against an alleged drug suspect who shot two anti-drug operatives to escape a buy-bust operation at Sitio Sapa, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental last Wednesday.
The names of the two wounded policemen were withheld.
Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, public information officer of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo), said the Moises Padilla Municipal Police Station subjected 35-year-old Jeffrey Cabato to a buy-bust after about two weeks of monitoring.
However, Cabato sensed that he was transacting with police operatives, prompting him to shoot them to escape.
A brief chase then followed, but police failed to arrest Cabato considering that the operation happened in the evening and they are not familiar with the place, according to Catalogo.
The two wounded cops were taken to a private hospital here and are now in stable condition.
Catalogo said he is not sure if the operatives were able to retaliate, since there are some houses in the area.
“Armed and dangerous ang suspect. Considering na damo pamalay and disadvantage on their part na indi sila familiar sa exit routes and dulom pa,” he added.
Police recovered during the operation five grams of suspected shabu worth P34,000, a lighter, and a pair of scissors.
Catalogo said the suspect may face additional charges for the incident, aside from his drug charges.
The suspect is a newly identified street-level individual, according to Catalogo.
Article Information
Comments (0)
LEAVE A REPLY
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts!
Related Articles
DENR pushes 2027 deadline for new Iloilo bulk water supply
A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Iloilo must have a new bulk water supply operational by 2027, warning that the city’s rapid urban growth will further increase water demand in the coming years. Carlos Primo David, DENR undersecretary for integrated environmental science and head of

Treñas-Chu slams MPIW over permit delay claims
Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu criticized Metro Pacific Iloilo Water on Thursday for what she described as the company’s failure to directly raise concerns about alleged delays in the processing of permits for its desalination plant project in Barangay Ingore, La Paz. “I would have appreciated it if MPIW had informed
