MANILA, Philippines — A former mayor of Talitay, Maguindanao who is linked to the 2016 bombing of a market in Davao City was shot dead on Thursday by his police escorts after he allegedly tried to escape while being taken to Camp Crame.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said operatives of the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested Montasir Sabal in the Port of Batangas at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Also arrested with Sabal were Noraida Nandang, 43; Mohaladin Mokaram, 36; Aika de Asis, 34; Aileen Kumpanya, 45; Soharto Monico, 28; and Wilson Santos, 41.
Sabal yielded 400 grams of shabu (crystal meth), unlicensed g…
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