CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police confiscated nearly P7 million worth of suspected shabu during a bloody July 11 morning anti-drug operation in Bohol Province. Ritchie Banquil, a drug suspect, died in the hospital after he was wounded in a shootout with police officers in Barangay Cahayag, Tubigon town in Bohol Province, said Police Captain Jojit […]
A wounded drug suspect, Ritchie Banquil is being rushed to the hospital for treatment. Banquil who engaged police officers in a shootout did not reach the hospital alive. | Photo courtesy of RSOG-7
Mananquil said Banquil was the target of the operation since he was suspected to be the alleged supplier of illegal drugs in Tubigon town and its neigboring towns.The operation was also conducted a few days after Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas director, said that Central Visayas especially Cebu might be the next big market for illegal drugs.
Mananquil said they asked the court for a search warrant in court on the house of Banquil after they confirmed about his alleged illegal activities there.
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