Three drug suspects armed with guns and grenades were killed in an encounter with the police in Quezon City聽on Wednesday聽afternoon.
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Masambong police station head Supt. Igmedio Bernaldez said about 30 of his men were conducting Oplan Tokhang at around聽2:30 p.m.聽in Sitio San Roque, Barangay Pagasa, when the suspects led by Alex Bacora alias 鈥淒ats鈥� opened fire at the cops.
鈥淲hile the police officers were approaching the shanty house where Bacora lives, he and two other companions鈥攁n alias Mesy and alias Camal鈥攆ired at our policemen,鈥� Bernaldez added.
Recovered from the suspects were a .45-cal. pistol, a .22-cal. gun, two hand grenades, sachets of 鈥渟habu鈥� and other drug paraphernalia. Policemen at the scene said the suspects were about to throw the grenades had they not shot and neutralized the three.
Bernaldez also said that from the pieces of evidence recovered from Bacora鈥檚 rented shanty, the three suspects were repacking shabu before the policemen arrived in the area.
The bodies of the suspects had not been removed from the crime scene at around聽6 p.m.聽since the Explosives Ordnance Division still had to clear the grenade recovered from the suspects.