Drug dealers and drug lords should all be scared as the new Sheriff in town is not a clown. New Filipino president, Rodrigo Duterte has shown he meant his campaign promises after 700 people surrender yesterday in the cities of Taguig, Pasay and San Juan, while 12 drug traffickers and users were also killed just 2 days he assumed office.
The new president during his campaign said that he would have drug dealers killed as they only destroy families and also destroy the future of the country. On his assumption of office on Thursday, the operation to bust drug lords started with eight drug suspects in Bulacan, two in Cavite, one in Manila and another in Ilocos.
A drug lord, "Ako" killed in the part of the raid. Photo by JOVEN CAGANDE
The eight drug suspects in Bulacan were killed in an anti-drug operations in the towns of San Rafael, Hagonoy, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray and Guiguinto and in Malolos City early yesterday, according to Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr., acting Bulacan police director.
Three unidentified members of the Valdesotto drug syndicate were also killed after an encounter with the police around 2am on Friday at the boundary of Barangay Salapungan and Diliman 1.
A wanted drug dealer Lauro Reyes alias “Lupin” was also killed in a buy-bust In Hagonoy around 2am on Friday, also Oliver de la Cruz alias “Aga” was also killed in a buy-bust in San Ildefonso.
Keith del Pilar Gibson was killed after he fired shot at police operatives who had come with a search warrant issued by Judge Celso Baguio of Gapan, Nueva Ecija at around 1:45 a.m.
Another drug dealer identified as "Anok" was killed in a buy-bust operation in Guiguinto town after selling P500 worth of shabu to undercover cop PO2 Jay-R Noprada.
Drug users that surrendered were asked to sign some documents that will prohibit the from using the drugs, and that they will visit drug rehab centre to treat the drug addictions and substance abuse.