Rodante Acosta
- Sex: Male
Incident Details
- Killed in police operation in public
- Date of Incident: August 7, 2018
- Location of Incident: Bacnotan, La Union
Source(s)
- https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/07/armed-pusher-killed-in-police-buy-bust-ops-in-la-union/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180808155237/http://www.bomboradyo.com:80/drug-pusher-patay-sa-buy-bust-ops-sa-la-union/
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – An armed pusher was killed while joint police authorities are conducting anti-illegal drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Baroro, Bacnotan, La Union Monday .
Chief Insp. Silverio Ordinado Jr., La Union police information officer, identified the slain
suspect as Rodante C. Acosta, a newly identified drug personality and resident of Barangay Lettac Norte, Santol, La Union.
Ordinado said joint police personnel of Bacnotan and La Union Police Provincial Office-LUPMFC conducted drug net operation in the said area.
Acosta drew his firearm tucked on his waist when he sensed transacting with a police poseur buyer prompting him to engage in a firefight that resulted in the death of the suspect..
Recovered from the suspect were one handgun “Brojas Custom Limited Edition” with serial number 526973 inserted with one magazine with 3-live ammunition, 9 small heat sealed sachets of alleged shabu, and P1,000 buy-bust money. All evidences are now under custody of Scene of the Crime Operatives.
Acosta was declared dead-on-arrival when brought to the nearest hospital for medical treatment. He suffered gunshot wounds on his body parts.