Retired cop killed in QC drug bust

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 01:31:41 +0000

Anti-scalawag operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed early Monday morning a recently retired policeman in a buy-bust in Quezon City.

Col. Ronald Lee, director of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), said the operation stemmed from intelligence reports about rampant drug-dealing in Rizal and nearby areas involving retired Corporal Tirso Lactaotao.

“Intelligence build-up revealed that suspect had been long involved in illegal drug pushing operating in Rizal province and nearby province,” said Lee.

At around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, a buy-bust was implemented after IMEG operatives were able to convince him to sell shabu in Barangay Bagumbayan.

But during the operation, Lee said that the 48-year old cop sensed that he was dealing with policemen.

“The operation resulted in an armed encounter when the subject upon sensing that he is de
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