PNP defends firearms buy-bust ops that left 1 suspect dead in Laguna

2026-02-18 - 09:03

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday stood by a firearms buy-bust operation that resulted in the death of a man whom police identified as the suspect. Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) shot and killed the 48-year-old suspect after he reportedly fled the scene in Cabuyao City last Tuesday. “This was a legitimate operation under