Manila, Jan. 24 -- Police killed a suspected drug peddler in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, in a shootout Wednesday, an official said. Brig. Gen. Alfred Corpus, director of the Police Regional Office -12, identified the slain suspect as Maula Managuili Kadil, 37, of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat. "The suspect died in the drug bust operation after resorting to violence in resisting a lawful arrest using a firearm," Corpus said. He said a police poseur-buyer and the suspect had earlier agreed to meet at the border of barangays Salabaca and Daladap, both in Esperanza, for a drug deal on Wednesday morning. Shortly before noon, the suspect arrived with a still unidentified companion onboard a motorcycle at the site. However, as the exchange was taking p...