Senior Supt. Benjamin Silo, Bataan police director, said Ali Abubacar, 39, of Quiapo, Manila and a still unidentified man died inside a rented house in Barangay Old San Jose here.
Arrested was Bulawan Palao, 43, of Quiapo, Manila while Warly Castillo, alleged leader of the notorious group sporting his name, managed to escape during the gunbattle.
Reports showed that when the police-poseur-buyer declared his identity as a police officer after paying Abubacar with a marked P500 bill in exchange for one sachet of shabu, the still unidentified man drew an automatic 9 mm sub-machine gun and fired at the lawman but missed.
Also, Abubacar aimed to shoot with his .38 revolver but the responding police team shot and killed the two men.
Scene of the Crime Operatives recovered an M-14 replica, a .38 revolver, a 9mm sub-machine gun, seven spent shells for 9 mm, several live ammunitions and one transparent plastic heat-sealed sachet containing shabu.
Silo, who was installed as provincial police director only July 6, said Abubacar was a member of the Warly Castillo Group in Mariveles.
