6 drug peddlers slain, 28 more busted in Bulacan

By Freddie Velez

CAMP GENERAL ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — Two suspected drug peddlers were killed Tuesday while trying to escape during a drug sting conducted by the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) of City of San Jose del Monte along Pacolis Road, Barangay Gaya-Gaya, City of San Jose del Monte on Tuesday.

Four drug suspects were killed earlier in separate operations on Feb. 14 and 15 in this city as part of the continuing anti-illegal drugs drive of Bulacan police.

In latest case, Col. Lawrence B. Cajipe, acting Bulacan police director, identified the slain suspects as Jim Joshua Galvez Cordero, alias Jhay, and Erwin Nadura Mergal, alias Amata, who were both included in the unified Philippine National Police-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency watch list.

Based on the report of Lt. Col. Gil Domingo, acting CSJDM police chief, Cordero and Mergal shot it out with the operatives while trying to escape when they sensed that they were dealing with a poseur police buyer, leaving the law enforcers no choice but to defend themselves. However, one of their cohorts only known as Egay managed to escape onboard a motorcycle.

Recovered from the slain suspects were 20 sachets of “shabu”; one cal. 38 revolver without a trademark, one improvised shotgun (sumpak) loaded with shotshell; drug paraphernalia; and buy-bust money.

Meanwhile, in different drug raids conducted in the cities of Malolos, Meycauayan and San Jose Del Monte, and in towns of San Rafael, Guiguinto, and Balagtas 10 drug suspects were arrested.

Seized were 34 plastic sachets of “shabu”; 10 dried “marijuana” leaves; assorted drug paraphernalia and buy-bust money. The arrested suspects and confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to Bulacan Crime Laboratory for examination.

Appropriate criminal complaints against the suspects are now being prepared for filing in court.

Four drug suspects were killed in separate operations on Feb. 14 and 15 in the town.

                In a report submitted to, it was learned that the two suspects were killed in a buy-bust operation conducted in La Poblacion, Barangay Muzon here, early Feb. 15,

The suspects were reported to have engaged operatives in a firefight after they noticed that they were dealing with an undercover agent.

One of the slain suspects was identified as Edmar Samson Aspirin, while his cohort remains unidentified.

Recovered from the suspects were two improvised shotguns loaded with two 12G fired empty shell, three pieces of fired 9mm cartridge, two fired cal. 22 TCM cartridges, 18 plastic sachets of shabu, the P500-bill marked money and a motorcycle without plate number.

Night of Feb. 14, in a buy-bust operation conducted by Bulacan police at Amihan road in Barangay Tungkong Manga also in this city, two other suspected drug pushers were killed.

They were identified as Chamberlain Santos Domingo and Chadwin Dela Rosa Santos.

Police reported that a firegfight ensued after the suspects sensed they were being set-up by undercover agents after they sold shabu to them.

Recovered from them were a cal. 22 revolver loaded with three bullets, three spent cartridges, an improvised shotgun, 20 plastic sachets, the P500-bill marked money, and a motorcycle.

Meanwhile, 18 other drug suspects were arrested in anti-illegal drugs operations conducted by the police in Meycauayan, Norzagaray, San Miguel, and Balagtas.