SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija鈥擜n alleged drug trader was killed, while his companion escaped during a buy-bust operation at dawn Tuesday, 聽Sept. 28, in this city, police said.
Col. Rhoderick Campo, Nueva Ecija police director, identified the fatality as Jaymar dela Cruz, of Encarnacion Subdivision, Barangay Sto. Ni帽o 1st, this city.
Campo said the suspect engaged the lawmen in a shootout during the sting operation around 2 a.m. at Zone 5, in Barangay Sto. Tomas in this city.
Dela Cruz鈥檚 unidentified cohort, who also fired a handgun, escaped aboard a black motorcycle, the police said.
Investigators recovered from the scene a .38-caliber revolver, five grams of 鈥渟habu鈥� (crystal meth) worth P35,000, and the marked money.
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