Manila, Sept. 6 -- A village councilor in Lanao del Sur province was injured when he traded shots with law enforcers during a drug buy-bust in Bacolod-Kalawi town on Friday, police said.

In a statement on Saturday, Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, speaking for the Police Regional Office - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), identified the arrested village official as Anoar Dedaagon Sumbi, 36, councilman of Barangay Sugod, Bacolod-Kalawi.

"Seized from the village official were suspected shabu items worth PHP2.7 million, the buy-bust money, and a pistol," Ventura said.

His companion, Khalid Gubat, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU), escaped after sensing he and the village councilor were dealing with an undercover ...