MANILA – Three foreign nationals were arrested in a shooting incident that wounded a Chinese national in Parañaque City, the Southern Police District (SPD) said on Thursday.
In a report, SPD Director Brig. Gen. Bernard Yang identified the suspects as alias Shi, 31, and alias Sui, 33, both Chinese nationals, and alias Edwin, 39, a Cameroonian.
They were arrested after a shooting incident occurred at a residential complex in Barangay Don Galo on Wednesday morning.
The victim, a money changer employee residing in the complex, identified as alias Li, a 35-year-old Chinese national, sustained gunshot wounds and is currently receiving medical treatment at the San Juan De Dios Hospital in Pasay City.
He identified the suspects to the police, leading to a swift operation that resulted in the arrest of Shi, Sui, and Edwin.
During the arrest of the suspects, operatives seized 200 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP 1.2 million, a 9mm Glock 19 pistol, one magazine, ten live ammunition, two empty shells, one bullet slug, three butane gas canisters, and two pointed weapons.
The recovered drug evidence was turned over to the SPD Forensic Unit for further analysis.
Yang said the suspects are currently detained at the Parañaque Police station and will be facing complaints for frustrated murder, and violation of Republic Act (RA) 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) and RA 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act). (PNA)