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Duterte orders drug-accused Mayor to surrender within 24 hours

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President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a town mayor to surrender within 24 hours, or else face being shot on sight, a spokesman said.Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Duterte is demanding Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. and his son Kerwin Espinosa to immediately surrender, &quot;on the grounds of drug-trafficking and coddling.&quot;If both fail to surrender within 24 hours, an &quot;order of &#x27;shoot on sight&#x27; will be given if they resist and endanger the lives of arresting police officers,&quot; Abella said.This comes days after Espinosa&#x27;s bodyguards were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Benolho. Seized from the suspects were around 237 grams of suspected shabu worth about P1.9 million.Suspects were identified as Jessie Ocarez, 34; and Marcelo Adorco, 40. Also arrested were Jose Antipuesto, 36; Ernesto Dumalat, 20; and Jeffrey Pesquera, 39.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/30/16/leyte-town-mayors-aides-caught-with-shabu">Leyte town mayor&#x27;s aides caught with shabu</a>

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a town mayor to surrender within 24 hours, or else face being shot on sight, a spokesman said.