Albuera Mayor Espinosa killed in jail cell.
By MB Online
Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. was killed inside his cell at the Leyte Sub-provincial Jail in Baybay city on Saturday morning, November 5.
HIGH-PROFILE DETAINEE – Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa, shown during his arrest in his hometown on Wednesday, has been locked up at the Leyte sub-provincial jail, where he is the lone occupant of Cell No. 1. (EPA/Robert Dejon | Manila Bulletin)
Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional director Elmer Beltejar told GMA News Espinosa was shot dead by an unknown assailant.
Beltejar added the Criminal Investigation anf Detection Group (CIDG) was set to serve a warrant on Espinosa.
“It was a warrant application. It was purely CIDG. Walang coordination with PNP Region 8,” he said.
Espinosa was considered a high-profile detainee after being named by President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the biggest drug traffickers in Visayas.
