12 suspects killed in 12-hour Bulacan anti-crime operation: PNP

August 1, 2018

A total of 12 suspects were killed during a 12 hour anti-criminality law enforcement operation in Bulacan, the provincial police office said Wednesday.

The operation, which began on midnight of August 1, saw six alleged drug pushers, four reported robbers and two suspected motorcycle thieves killed.

Senior Superintendent Chito Bersaluna, acting Bulacan police director, said the slain drug suspects were: Eugenio Tan; Alden Gerobeise, a certain Ogag; alias Keng-keng; Mark Chester Manalang alias Amang; and Dexter Dispo y Alberto @Boyet, who resisted arrest by firing their guns at arresting police operatives in buy-bust operations in the town of Sta Maria, Malolos, Pulilan, Obando, Baliwag, and Hagonoy respectively.

Recovered from them were four .38 caliber guns and undetermined plastic sachets of suspected “shabu”.

Bersaluna said three of the four robbers robbed a convenience store in San Rafael town, carting away cash, valuables, grocery items and escaped on board a silver Toyota sedan with license plate AHA 2151 and opted to shoot it out when police operatives spotted them .

The other robbers tried to break in at a residential house in Barangay Bulihan in Malolos and fired their guns at responding police operatives.

Bersaluna said the four slain robbers have yet to be identified. Recovered from them were two caliber. 45 gun, two .38 caliber revolvers, nine plastic sachets of suspected dried marijuana leaves and stolen items.

The two motorcycle thieves were identified only as a certain Bogart and an alias Albina, Bersaluna said.

Bersaluna said a total of 24 drug suspects, including two  minors were apprehended in the towns of Plaridel, Balagtas, Pandi, San Ildefonso, Calumpit, Bocaue and the City of San Jose Del Monte and yielded a total of 53 plastic sachets of suspected shabu, five plastic sachets of  dried marijuana leaves and buy-bust money. DMS