Cop killed in Negros drug bust hailed as hero; 2 other policemen hurt

BACOLOD CITY—A police sergeant was killed while two other police officers were injured after a drug suspect and his mother allegedly attacked operatives with bladed weapons during a buy-bust operation late Monday night in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. The anti-illegal drug operation was conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the La Castellana Municipal Police Station in Sitio Talaptap, Barangay Talaptap, targeting suspected street-level drug personality Edward Acupan, 41. Police said the operation turned violent when Acupan allegedly resisted arrest and attacked the operatives with a double-bladed weapon. His mother, Delia Acupan, 68, reportedly joined the assault and repeatedly […]... Keep on reading: Cop killed in Negros drug bust hailed as hero; 2 other policemen hurt

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