Cop killed in Bacolod sting

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A police officer was shot dead during an anti-narcotics operation in this city on Thursday night.

M/Sgt.  Romulo Galvez, a member of Bacolod City police drug enforcement team, was declared dead on arrival at the Bacolod Adventist Medical Center.

The Negros Island Region police said Galvez died from a gunshot wound in the thigh.

Galvez’s companions arrested the suspect, who yielded a .45-caliber pistol and dried marijuana leaves with an estimated street value of P48,000.

Probers said the suspect drew a gun and shot Galvez after sensing he was dealing with police undercover agents along Alijis Road in Barangay Singcang Airport.