REPORT ON INVESTIGATED KILLINGS IN RELATION TO THE ANTI-ILLEGAL DRUG CAMPAIGN The discrepancies in the narratives by the police and witness raise a question—were all law enforcement operations actually conducted, or if conducted, were they done legitimately? As such, a comparison of witness statements, expert observations, police documents were endeavored. Below are some of the Commission’s findings in this regard: a. Actual conduct of police operations First, in at least 35 of the 386 alleged buy-bust operations analyzed, the witnesses claimed a different sequence of events. In most of the incidents, the police operatives allegedly barged26 into the house or a certain property of victims while they were sleeping,27 eating or just finished eating,28 or tending to routine activities,29 and in some places while victims are performing a task or a leisure activity.30 Second, in at least seven of the 70 alleged service of search warrants and warrants of arrest analyzed, witnesses shared a different narrative. Some stated that police operatives forcibly entered victims’ premises,31 while victims were doing household chores32 or sleeping.33 Also noteworthy is that, in some of the cases, search operations were not coordinated with at least any of the required witnesses,34 or even though coordinated, they would observe reading of search warrants to lifeless bodies of the subjects already.35 These inconsistent statements not only put into question the occurrence and/or legitimacy of these law enforcement operations, but may also defeat the claim of selfdefense usually raised by police operatives in instances where the suspects allegedly initiated the shootout. The latter were most often couched in the phrase—upon sensing that the suspect is dealing with a police officer, the suspect pulls out a gun and fires at the operatives—in the police documents. Available records show that there are 511 killed from the 537 subjects who allegedly resisted arrest and/or fired at the operatives. 26 CHR IV-A 2016-0373, CHR IV-A 2017-0345, CHR IV-A 2017-0405, CHR IV-A 2018-0207, CHR IV-A 2018-0220, CHR IV-A 2018-0565, CHR IV-A 2018-0844, CHR IV-A 2018-0909, CHR IV-A 2018-0095, CHR IV-A 2019-0404, CHR IV-A 2019-0620, CHR IV-A 2019-0969, CHR IV-A 2018-0346 and 2021-0762, CHR III 2019-0003, CHR III 2018-0160, CHR VI 2016-0178, CHR II 2016-0246. 27 CHR IX 2019-0592, CHR IV-A 2019-0189, CHR IV-A 2019-0538, CHR IV-A 2019-0545, CHR VI 2016-0141, CHR X 2019-0056. 28 CHR XI 2016-0210, CHR IV-A 2019-0284. 29 CHR IV-A 2019-0358, CHR IV-A 2021-0766. 30 CHR VIII 2017-0163, CHR VIII 2017-0164, CHR VIII 2016-0338, CHR VIII 2017-0270, CHR IV-A 2018-0837, CHR III 2018-0131, CHR VI 2016-0238, CHR VII 2016-0718. 31 CHR XI 2019-0259. 32 CHR VIII 2016-0405. 33 CHR IV-A 2018-0321, CHR X 2016-0432. 34 CHR IV-A 2016-0241, CHR VIII 2016-0402. 35 CHR VIII 2016-0414. 15