Pubdate: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 Source: Sunstar Pangasinan (Philippines) Copyright: 2004 Sunstar Contact: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1726 DRUG PUSHERS' DEATH NOT SALVAGING: OBRERA FPM URDANETA -- City Police Director Manuel Obrera brushed aside speculation that the killings of some drug pushers in the city the past days were summary executions. He said there is now scarcity in the supply of shabu causing an internal squabble among members of drug groups because they try to outsmart each other. Obrera said some want out of a certain group and that resulted to either group trying to cancel each other out. "The price of shabu is high and yet the shabu they sell or give to their members is adulterated as confirmed by the police crime laboratory examination result on some of the confiscated drugs," he said. Obrera said there is no intelligence report indicating that the killed drug personalities were summarily executed so that they would no longer testify in court. A man believed to be involved in illegal drugs was shot dead while walking on a street at the Dona Loling Subdivision in Barangay Nancayasan here Tuesday night. The victim had been identified as Florido dela Cuz, a resident of Barangay Cabaruan in this city. He sustained five gunshot wounds in various parts of his body. As to a report that some policemen are involved in illegal drug activities in the city, Obrera said that remains to be seen. "We are yet conducting an investigation on the report and gathering evidence," he said. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D