Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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Kabasalan number 6 most wanted person nabbed

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 04:32 AM PDT

LAWMEN arrested in a law enforcement operation the number six most wanted person in the town of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay province, the police reported Tuesday, March 30.

Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified the arrested wanted person as Rodrigo Jasmin Albos III alias Adi, 28, a native of Cainglet village, Kabasalan.

Duco said Albos was arrested around 12 a.m. Tuesday in Purok 33, Agro Compound in Bucana village, Davao City.

Duco said Albos has a standing warrant of arrest for the crime of rape and has been listed as the number six most wanted person in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay.

He said the warrant of arrest with no recommended bail against Albos was issued on August 8, 2017 by the court of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.

He said Albos is currently under the custody of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Field Unit prior turned over to Kabasalan Municipal Police Station. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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'Matapat' troops aid firefighters

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 04:32 AM PDT

TROOPS of the Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (IB) have provided manpower assistance during a fire that hit Purok Sidlak in Culo village, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur.

Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53IB commander, said the fire, which broke out around 9:20 a.m. Monday, March 29, razed the house owned by Gemma Papaya.

Herrera said the Matapat troopers, together with the firemen from Molave Fire Station and residents in the area, exerted efforts to put off the fire.

He said those who rendered assistance to the firemen include one squad of soldiers to include two former New People's Army (NPA) rebels led by 53IB Scout Platoon Leader Second Lieutenant John Peter Paul Gaquing and Sergeant Ralfh Montiel.

The Molave Fire Station ground commander is Inspector Herman Ting and assisted by Police Executive Master Sergeant of the Molave Municipal Police Station.

Fire Office 1 Christie Far Gonzales said the estimated damaged to property amount to P200,000. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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DOTr transfers functions to MOTC-Barmm

Posted: 30 Mar 2021 04:31 AM PDT

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has officially turned over its functions and assets to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOTC-Barmm).

The transfer of functions was held through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing ceremony on Saturday, March 27, in Cotabato City.

Also, to commemorate the 7th year anniversary of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signing, the MOTC has inaugurated the acquired one-unit speedboat worth P8.5 million.

MOTC Minister Dickson Hermoso said there will be another unit of speedboat worth P9.5 million to be acquired next year.

"The Marina can do their job as law enforcer, pertaining to registration of vessels safety at sea and increase collection of the Barmm," Hermoso said.

Part of the ceremony was the turnover of the 50-unit fiberglass motorboats from DOTr to MOTC.

"We mark another monumental step toward peace, solidarity, and economic development as it high time to harness the economic potential of Barmm toward the growth over all of this beloved country," DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said.

Tugade added that the motorboats will not only serve as source of income, but can also be used for rescue and operation. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Anti-drug stings net ex-Air Force, 4 others

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 03:46 AM PDT

FIVE persons, including a former soldier, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, March 29, 2021.

Police Captain Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula information officer, identified the arrested suspects as Alexander Barredo, 37, a former Air Force personnel; Reynaldo Tulawe, 32; Alvin Taji, 39; Den Den Alam, 34; and Khalid Arabain, 25.

Duco said that Barredo and Tulawe were nabbed in possession of some P2,040 substance believed to be shabu, P3,094 worth of dried marijuana leaves and P200 marked money in a buy-bust operation around 5:20 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in Sitio Luyahan, Pasonanca village, Zamboanga City.

Duco said Taji yielded some P6,800 worth of shabu and P200 marked money when arrested in a buy-bust operation around 9:35 p.m. Sunday in Cabatangan village, Zamboanga City.

Recovered from Alam and Arabain were P1,000 worth of shabu and P200 marked money when arrested in a buy-bust operation around 10:30 p.m. Sunday Phase III, Vallevista subdivision in Kasanyangan village, Zamboanga City.

Duco said the suspects were detained while charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against them. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Navy seize another smuggled cigarettes shipment

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 03:46 AM PDT

OPERATIVES of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) have seized another shipment of smuggled cigarettes while conducting maritime interdiction operation, an official said Monday, March 29.

Lieutenant Senior Grade Chester Ross Cabaltera, NFWM information officer, said the shipment of smuggled cigarettes was intercepted by the joint 4th Marine Brigade, Naval Task Group-Sulu and Naval Task Force 61 Sunday evening, March 28, south off Lagasan, Maimbung, Sulu.

Cabaltera said the sailors spotted a vessel named M/V Hana, manned by a nine-man crew, after they launched maritime interdiction operations following receipt of report that shipment of contraband transiting the waters off Saimbangon, Pata, Sulu.

Cabaltera said that M/V Hana was found to be loaded with 200 master cases of assorted smuggled cigarettes worth P10 million when the troops conducted an on board inspection.

He said M/V Hana, its crew and contraband were taken to the Bureau of Customs in Zamboanga City.

On Friday, March 26, NFWM personnel apprehended two motorboats, M/B Aljabar and M/B Almalyn, loaded with P3.8 million worth of smuggled cigarettes near Sta. Cruz Island, Zamboanga City.

The two motorboats manned by three-man crew each came from Jolo, Sulu. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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Abu Sayyaf bandit arrested in Zamboanga City

Posted: 29 Mar 2021 03:45 AM PDT

LAWMEN have arrested an Abu Sayyaf bandit in a coastal village in Zamboanga City, the police reported Monday, March 29, 2021.

The suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit, identified as Merham Tulawi Nasalon, 22, was nabbed in a law enforcement operation by way of service of search warrant for violation of Republic Act 10591, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, March 28, in Sitio Niyog-Niyog in Muti, Zamboanga City.

Ylagan said Nasalon is a follower of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Marzan Ajijul.

Seized from the suspects' hideout were a caliber .45 pistol with ammunition, gun parts for caliber .45 pistol and M-16 Armalite rifle and assorted identified cards (IDs).

Ylagan said Nasalon was under investigation to determine about his plans and activities in Zamboanga City amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said Nasalon was arrested by combined operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, Zamboanga City Police Office and 74th Infantry Battalion. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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