CEBU CITY, Philippines — Investigators of the killing of a former policeman and his 19-year-old son are looking into alleged possible drug links as the motive of the fatal shooting
Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, Cebu City Police Office chief, said they were verifying reports of slain former policeman, Ruben Quita, being allegedly involved in illegal drug activities which could have led to conflicts with some members of the drug group, and could be the reason for the shooting attack.
is involved in Cebu illegal activities and maybe because after four years of his AWOL , his alleged involvement in illegal drugs surfaced.)Former policeman, Quita, and his son, Gavin Rheuben Quita, were shot dead by armed men while they were inside their sport utility vehicle in Sitio Mohon 3, Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, last Thursday, September 10, 2020.
Ligan said that the killing might be related to the arrests made by Quita when he was still an active member of the police.
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