More drug suspects slain in North, Central Luzon

More drug suspects were killed or arrested last week in Northern and Central Luzon police operations.

Jerome Ramiscal allegedly shot it out with anti-drug operatives in Barangay Quiling in Roxas, Isabela Wednesday.

 His unidentified companion fled on a motorcycle.

Police said sachets of shabu and guns were recovered from the fatalities.

In Pangasinan, Alexis Andrada, 23, a newly identified drug pusher, was sleeping at his house in Barangay Bantog in Asingan when unidentified men entered and shot him several times on Tuesday night.

Arnold Soriano and Cherry Licaycay, who were ranked first and second on the drug watchlist of Pangasinan, were arrested based on warrants issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 45 Judge Tita Obinario.

Marlon Bertulfo and Ryan Galino, both residents of Barangay Minugan in Norzagaray, Bulacan, and an alias Jamver of San Agustin, Hagonoy reportedly drew their guns when they sensed they had sold shabu to undercover agents on Tuesday.

Still in Bulacan, construction worker Joey Montesclaros, 28, was killed in an alleged shootout with policemen who responded to reports that he killed a six-year-old girl after raping her mother in Barangay San Juan in Malolos City.

Supt. Heryl Bruno, Malolos police chief, said Montesclaros was high on drugs when he committed the crime. A friend of the suspect told police that he admitted during a drinking spree on Saturday night that he was using shabu. 

Meanwhile, more drug suspects were arrested in stings in Luzon on Monday.

Two were arrested in Laoag, Ilocos Norte and one each in San Mateo also in Rizal and Lingayen, Pangasinan.

Among those arrested were Ellerick Reigndale Guillermo, 21, a civil engineering student; and Kenneth Pascual, 36,  liaison officer of a construction firm. 

In Bulacan, construction worker Joey Montesclaros, 28, was killed April 16 in an alleged shootout with policemen who responded to reports that he killed a six-year-old girl after raping her mother in Barangay San Juan in Malolos City.

Supt. Heryl Bruno, Malolos police chief, said Montesclaros was high on drugs when he committed the crime.

A friend of the suspect told police that he admitted during a drinking spree a night earlier that he was using shabu. 

– Ramon Lazaro, Raymund Catindig, Eva Visperas