NPD's Caloocan City DEU office withstands gun, grenade attacks

Unidentified armed men strafed, and lobbed a grenade into the office of the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Northern Police District in Dagat-Dagatan, Caloocan City on Saturday.

Luisito Santos reported on Super Radyo DZBB that NPD director Police Brigadier General Rogelio Peñones said the incident happened at around 2 a.m.

FLASH: Opisina ng Drug Enforcement Unit ng Northern Police District sa Caloocan City, pinagbabaril at hinagisan ng granada. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/CNDLI9O2uc

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) May 20, 2023

An initial police investigation shows that some of the police personnel were on duty when the attack happened. 

No one was reported injured in the incident, but some parts of the office were damaged, particularly the staircase outside of it.

Peñones said they already have three persons-of-interest.

The NPD said the possible motives of the suspects could be retaliation from some arrested criminals during a series of operations against illegal drugs and high-value drug targets. 

An investigation is ongoing, and backtracking efforts are being done to determine the suspects behind the attack. —LBG, GMA Integrated News