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| Troops intercept motorboat with smuggled cigarettes Posted: 30 Jun 2021 03:50 AM PDT GOVERNMENT forces have intercepted a motorboat loaded with smuggled cigarettes and eight persons without negative swab test results in an east coast village of Zamboanga City, the police reported Wednesday, June 30. The Zamboanga City Police Office's Station 1 reported that the 74th Infantry Battalion (IB) troops were on seaborne patrol when they intercepted the motorboat early Wednesday, June 30, near Sitio Bucana in Tictapul village, east of Zamboanga City. The police said the motorboat was loaded with 83 master cases of smuggled cigarettes worth about P2 million and eight persons without negative swab test result. The local government requires all in-bound travelers to present negative swab test result before they are allowed entry as one of the measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the city. A fine of P5,000 will be slapped to anyone found trying to enter Zamboanga City without such requirement and they will be told to return to their point of origin. "We commend our security forces for their dedication to service to keep our city safe and protected not only against Covid-19 but also against illegal activities as well as security threats," said Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar. Salazar said the local government remains firm on its policy against smuggling and continues its efforts to thwart any attempt to use the city as a transit point for contraband items. "We do not want Zamboanga City to be a smuggling capital so our police, military and other partners in the security sector continue our efforts to implement our policies against smuggling," she said. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2021 02:37 AM PDT A CRIME group member with ties with the Abu Sayyaf and allegedly involved in the massacre of eight fishermen four years ago was arrested by policemen in Zamboanga City, said police on Wednesday, June 30. Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the arrested suspect as Issung Hapil, 52, who has a standing warrant of arrest for frustrated murder with a P200,000 recommended bail. Ylagan, said that Hapil, who has been listed as the 10th most wanted person in Zamboanga City, was arrested around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, in Sitio Palo-Palo in Muti village. Hapil is a member of the Marzan Ajijul crime group headed by Jamiul Nasalon and Abu Harris and was allegedly involved in the massacre of eight fishermen on January 9, 2017 near Siromon Island in Dita village. Ylagan said the crime group has ties with the Abu Sayyaf group and was monitored to be hiding in Sikimbing Island, Barangay Buenavista, Zamboanga City. He added that Hapil was also involved in the June 2016 twin roadside bomb explosions in Sitio Marangan, Muti village. No one was either injured or killed in the bombings. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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