The body of a man whose hands and feet were tied with duct tape was found in a grassy area near the road at Purok Yap, Brgy. Alangilan, Bacolod City, Monday morning.
Maj. Marc Joeil Reclamado, Bacolod Police Station 5 commander, said that the victim was identified a Christian Bawang of Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod, by his relatives.
The victim’s mouth was also gagged and “Winston Bawang ikaw dason pusher” was written on a cardboard next to his body.
The Scene of the Crime Operatives also found five small sachets of suspected shabu in the victim’s pocket, Reclamado said.
The area where the victim was found has no street lights and cell signal. The police believe that the victim was killed elsewhere and his body was later dumped at Purok Yap.
Th police are coordinating with the victim’s family to determine the motive of the crime, Reclamado said.
They are looking at illegal drugs as one of the motives for the killing, he added.*