BAGUIO CITY MANILA, Philippines — A suspected drug dealer suffered a heart attack while being arrested at a subdivision in Barangay San Luis in this city on Friday.
Half-Somali Abdullah Abdul was being served a warrant for carjacking when he collapsed. He was taken to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, where he died while being treated.
Abdul eluded arrest during pursuit operations conducted by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in June 2020. He later surrendered.
He was also charged with child abuse, but freed when he posted bail.The rape case filed against him was dismissed after his supposed victim did not pursue the case.
Police said the suspect was a known drug dealer in this city and nearby provinces.