Korean national’s slaying Despite filing charges against three suspects, the Caloocan City Police Tuesday said that they are yet to establish the motive behind the killing of a Korean national who was just visiting the country. On Friday, Sr. Supt. Restituto Arcangel, Caloocan City police chief, confirmed that murder raps were already filed against the suspects. However, Arcangel refused to identify the three men and give further details "to not compromise their next steps." According to city police deputy chief for administration Supt. Ferdinand Del Rosario, they are still in the process of establishing the motive behind the incident. "We believe that it's not kidnapping because our investigation showed that he went voluntarily and was not forcibly taken by the suspects," Del Rosario explained. On May 16, Kim Woon Oh, who was staying at a hotel in Parañaque City, was shot dead and dumped in the northern part of Caloocan City. He sustained a gunshot wound in the lower back, police said. Footage taken by a closed-circuit television camera showed that a black van pulled over at a grassy area along Novahills Subdivision in Barangay 171 around 9 p.m. Del Rosario said CCTV footages and the victim's hotel key card became big help in the investigation that led to the identification of the suspects. "From the hotel, he boarded a van and went to Zambales where he personally met the suspects before he was killed," Del Rosario said. "We got witnesses like the owner of the van who helped us to identify the suspects," he added. Meanwhile, Del Rosario reminded all foreign nationals visiting the country to be extra careful to protect them from criminals. (Kate Louise Javier) Woman drug peddler A woman drug peddler was nabbed during an anti-illegal drug operation conducted in Caloocan City Monday afternoon. Anti-narcotics operatives from the city's drug enforcement unit led by Sr. Inspector Cecilio Tomas launched a buy-bust operation against 30-year-old Avy Esteban, jobless, of Millionaire Street in Barangay 8. Esteban admitted selling illegal drugs but was not included in the drug watch list, said case investigator PO1 Juan Miguel Madlangbayan. However, the sting against Esteban was conducted after intelligence reports showed that she was included in the illegal drug trade in the area. Around 5 p.m., the operation was done in front of Esteban's house after she handed over a sachet of suspected shabu worth P200 to an undercover cop. Three heat-sealed plastic sachets of suspected shabu were also seized from her, police said. Appropriate charges will be filed against Esteban for violation of Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (Kate Louise Javier) Teen nabbed for killing cab driver A teenager who robbed and stabbed dead a cab driver was apprehended early Tuesday morning in Marikina City. Police identified the suspect as Jomari Basconillo, 18, of Barangay Tumana, Marikina. Authorities said Basconillo alleged robbed and stabbed in the chest taxi driver Mario Torres on June 4 around 8 p.m. along Libra St. in Parang, Marikina. General Reynaldo Biay, Eastern Police District director, said the suspect was arrested after a concerned citizen from Barangay Tumana gave his whereabouts. The concerned citizen said that Basconillo offered him a second-hand cellphone. Policemen immediately went to the area and collared him. During the interrogation, the suspect admitted that he stabbed the defenseless cab driver. Basconillo was held at the Marikina police headquarters' detention cell. (Jel Santos)