2 drug suspects slain in ‘shootout’

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two suspected drug traffickers were killed in an alleged shootout with police officers in this city on Saturday.

Mashud Mamasaunda Usop and Suharto Tuas reportedly drew their guns after sensing they were dealing with police officers in Barangay Rosary Heights 6, according to Juvenal Azurin, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 

The suspects’ companions - Norjaafar Gandawali, Jun Usman and Rohaiman Abadian - were arrested after the incident.

Meanwhile in Cavite, police seized P340,000 worth of shabu from a suspect in Bacoor on Saturday.

Ramir Victoria, 43, reportedly yielded 50 grams of shabu during a sting in Barangay Longos.