Ace and Sheila say they earn $100 for each dealer or user they kill in the Philippines' bloody drug war
Meet the husband and wife death squad duo who are paid $100 for every drug dealer they kill on the streets of The Philippines for 'The Punisher', and have now executed 800 between them. Speaking exclusively to SBS Dateline, in a program airing on Tuesday night, a killer couple, Ace and Sheila, revealed that their vigilante death squad is behind almost 800 murders in the Philippines' bloody drug war, adding that they earn $100 for each target.
According to Dailymail UK, the husband and wife lead one of several groups responsible for well over half the 4,000 drug dealers and users killed so far in hits ordered by the police.
Ace was the first to get involved in the death squad in an attempt to feed their family
These groups are a key part in President Rodrigo 'The Punisher' Duterte's pledge to kill 100,000 drug users and dealers and fill Manila Bay with their bodies.
Disclosing further, Ace and Sheila claim their group is responsible for a quarter of killings by private death squads so far - almost a fifth of the total body count, adding that they get a call from a well-known policeman they call their boss with a name and are sent a photo, then they have three days to carry out the hit.
Sheila was brought in later because, as a woman, she could get closer to their targets are and them out
It was gathered from reports that the group's first rule is to never ask questions, but they know sometimes the targets are just people who have crossed their boss, and are always shot to death after at least one day of planning to get close to them and catch them unawares.
'We don’t just shoot them once. We don’t leave them with just one shot. We make sure they’re dead,' they said.
The couple say they began their murder-for-hire job because it was the only way to make that sort of money in a country where the average wage is only $380 a month.
Their group is responsible for a quarter of killings by private death squads so far
'From the beginning, when I started this, I knew it was really risky. But if I don’t do it, there’s an even greater risk that I won’t be able to feed my family. Because I can’t do any other work,' Ace said.
'It’s better that I just continue with our operation. If I say no, my boss might get back at me, take revenge. I might be killed, so I just follow orders.'
At least 2,730 were gunned down by vigilante groups paid cash by police for each confirmed kill
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