Jefferson Panganiban
  • Sex: Male
  • Age: 36
  • Occupation: barber
Incident Details
  • Killed in police operation
  • Date of Incident: September 8, 2018
  • Location of Incident: San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
Source(s)

SAN JOSE CITY – A 36 year-old barber was killed in an alleged encounter with a lawman during a Saturday night drug bust in Barangay (village) Abar First here, police said.
Jefferson Panganiban, a widower, reportedly fired at an undercover policeman to whom he sold a sachet of shabu (crystal meth) at 12:15 p.m., and was killed when the police officer retaliated.
Forensic investigators recovered a pouch containing three sachets of shabu and a loaded handgun.
Earlier at 10 p.m. in Lupao town, Benito Jose Flores, 34, was arrested after he sold a sachet of shabu to a policeman.