A suspect, tagged as most wanted for illegal drugs in his area, was killed in a shootout with a team of policemen that was out to arrest him on Monday in a remote village in Mabinay town in Negros Oriental.
Senior Supt. Harris Fama, Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NORPPO) director, identified the slain suspect as Elbin Depra, who could be the 40th drug suspect killed since the Philippine National Police (PNP) intensified its operation against illegal drugs following the May 9 elections.
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