Cop, top fugitive dead in Lanao del Norte operation

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A pre-dawn operation to capture Northern Mindanao’s most wanted fugitive ended in a bloody firefight last Friday, Nov. 13, leaving the suspect and a police intelligence officer dead in Lanao del Norte province. A police patrolman was also wounded during the 5:30 a.m. shootout, which erupted when a joint