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By LITO RULONA,
Correspondent

Three alleged drug personalities were killed by still unidentified assailants late evening Tuesday in Zone 4, Barangay Poblacion, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

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The victims were identified as Julieto Ledesma, 36, married alias Goliath and Niel Dagus, 31 alias Nenel. Both were employees of the local government of Tago-loan. Also killed was identified as Onofre Asperas, 48, married alias Dodong Payat.

Police found the three already dead with gunshot wounds to the head. Police added all three of the fatalities responded to the local Oplan Tokhang.

SPO4 Richie Raiz, police investigator of Tagoloan Municipal Police Station said residents in the area claimed they saw three persons who came into the area and went directly to the residence of Ledesma.

Minutes later, Raiz added, the neighbors heard a commotion and was followed by five gun shots coming from inside Ledesma’s residence.

Matud pa sa mga silingan nga milakaw ra pud dayun ang mga suspect human sa hitabo,” he said.

One of the witnesses claimed only one of the three suspects went inside the residence of Ledesma and started shooting the victims. Two of the suspects served as lookout.

Ang nadunggan namo nga tingog mao lang nga dunay mi-ingon nga ayaw-ayaw kay mobayad rami,” she said.

Recovered from the crime scene were 22 small sachets of suspected shabu, one big rectangular cellophane of suspected shabu, used sachets of suspected shabu with residue, four P100 bills, two live ammunition of a Glock 30 pistol, and several drug paraphernalia.

At Bollozos funeral parlor, William Dagus father of the victim said he knew that his son was hooked on illegal drugs.

He said he kept on reminding his son to stop the vices or he might get killed. The older Dagus said he kept on nagging his son up until he knew of the incident yesterday morning. He confirmed that his son was a responder of Operation Tokhang.

Naa na siya’y trabaho sa Villanueva until nga gikuha siya nga traffic aide sa Tagoloan. User ra man kini siya,” he said.

Anecito Ledesma, father of Julieto also confirmed that his son was using illegal drugs. Although, he dismissed reports that his son was selling drugs.

Mi-surrender siya pero nagpadayon gihapon og gamit. Barkada kini sila ni Dagus,” he said.

Raiz said they are still looking into the motive of the killing.

He said the latest incident will bring a total of 10 drug suspects killed by unknown assailants, from July up to the present. He posited the killings are all drug related.

 

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