A former policeman, who was also an alleged sub-leader of a gun-for-hire group in this province, was shot dead by authorities after trying to resist arrest Monday, June 22.
PANGASINAN, Philippines –
Lieutenant Colonel Jun Wacnag, Mangaldan chief of police, said the suspect Efren Ponceja was a resident of Barangay Bued in Binalonan and also went by the alias Joker. Police said Ponceja was also believed to be a sub-leader of the notorious Ricardo Siador gun-for-hire group.Wacnag said: “He has a standing warrant of arrest for the crime of murder with the use of unlicensed firearm.”
A police team from Mangaldan and the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office were dispatched to arrest Ponceja. Upon seeing the cops, Ponceja drew a pistol and fired at the approaching law enforcers, resulting in a gunfight. The suspect was hit in that exchange.According to the police report, Ponceja was the suspect behind the murder of a policeman in Binalonan last 2016.
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