Three suspected drug traffickers were killed in a shootout with police Wednesday afternoon in Taguig City.
Killed in the exchanged gunfire were Adam Kamid Chiongbian, Ronaldo Jarumay Villanueva alias ‘Kuntil’, and Edward Dagwayan Galleposo alias ‘Edong’.
Investigators said that the encounter happened at the 3rd floor of a house located along Dela Paz Street, Ibayo Napindan around 4 p.m.
Citing a Taguig City police station report, Southern Police District spokesperson and chief information officer Maj. Jaybee Bayani said aside from illegal drug trade, the three suspects were also involved in other criminal activities like theft and robberies.
She said elements of the Taguig Police-Intelligence Section led by its chief Arnaldo Pacleb conducted the police operation in the area after a confidential agent informed them the presence of an armed group in Baranga Ibayo Tipas.
When the suspects saw the police approaching, they ran at a house where the shootout took place.
Recovered from the suspects were one .45-cal Colt, one .38-cal Armscor, a grenade rifle, and MK 2 defragmentation grenade.