Delfin Matias

• Sex: Male
• Age: 54

Incident Details

• Found dead
• Date of Incident: February 18, 2018
• Location of Incident: Talavera, Nueva Ecija

Source(s)

• http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/969625/ecija-drug-suspect-killed-dumped-in-irrigation-canal

STO. DOMINGO, NUEVA ECIJA – A suspected drug trafficker, who surrendered to the police in October 2017, was killed and dumped in an irrigation canal, police said on Sunday.

The body of Delfin Matias, a 54-year-old resident of Talavera town, was fished out of the canal in San Pascual village around 10:30 p.m. Saturday by responding policemen.

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Matias bore a gunshot wound in the head. He ranked fifth in the municipality’s drug watch list, according to police.

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Two farmers, who were tending to their rice field about 300 meters away from the crime scene, said they saw a maroon van stop in the area where Matias’ remains were discovered. They claimed to have then heard a gunshot and saw the van subsequently speed off, police investigators said.