Body parts found in QC

Two severed legs and three arms, believed to be parts of victims of summary executions, were found dumped yesterday morning in different locations in Quezon city.

Partial investigation showed that a right leg of a man, which had a "Bahala na Gang" tattoo was found around 7 a.m. in front of a house at the corner of 14th street. and Victory Avenue in Barangay Tatalon.

An hour after, the left leg was discovered in front of a house in Violeta street, Roxas District. Two severed arms were later located on Roosevelt Avenue and at the corner of Camerino and Maesa streets in Project 4.

At about 9 a.m., police found the arm of a woman at Lupang Pangako in Barangay Payatas after receiving a call from residents. The body parts were wrapped in black garbage bags.

Investigators at the Central Police District-Criminal Investigation Unit (CPD-CIU) said the bodies could have been dumped by vigilante groups, which has claimed responsibility for other killings in the city last month.

The victims, according to police, could have been involved in the illegal drug trade.

CPD director Chief Superintendent Napoleon Castro ordered a deeper investigation into the cases of "salvaging." – Katherine Adraneda