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6 Abu Sayyaf bandits surrender Posted: 16 Jul 2022 08:46 AM PDT SIX Abu Sayyaf bandits have surrendered amid the military offensive against them in the province of Sulu, the military reported Saturday, July 16, 2022.Major General Ignatius Patrimonio, 11th Infantry Division commander, said the six Abu Sayyaf bandits have been undergoing process to avail of the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-Clip).Patrimonio said they turned over high-powered firearms when they surrendered Monday, July 11, to the 1103rd Infantry Brigade in Bonbong village, Patikul, Sulu.He said the oldest among the Abu Sayyaf surrenderers is 47 years old and the youngest is aged 25. They belonged to different sub-leaders of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu.One of the Abu Sayyaf surrenderers identified as abu Ben decided to surrender because he is "tired of always being on the run" hiding from government forces and longing for his family.Abu Ben said he had been with the Abu Sayyaf Group for 11 years.Brigadier General Benjamin Batara, Jr., commander of the 1103rd Infantry Brigade, said that the collaborative efforts of the Municipal Task Force in Ending Local Armed Conflict (MTF-Elac) of Patikul with the military and the community had been able to convinced the six Abu Sayyaf bandits to surrender and avail the government's program.Since January 2022, a total of 75 Abu Sayyaf members voluntarily surrendered to Joint Task Force-Sulu, bringing along with them 60 firearms. (SunStar Zamboanga)

Anti-smuggling operation nets 7, P6.2-M smuggled cigarettes Posted: 16 Jul 2022 08:43 AM PDT LAWMEN have arrested seven persons and seized some P6.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operations off Zamboanga City, the police reported Saturday, July 16.Police Colonel Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the suspected smugglers were arrested and the contraband was seized around 1 a.m. Saturday, July 16, near Manalipa Island, Zamboanga City.Verceles said that the joint team of policemen and Bureau of Customs personnel were conducting seaborne patrol when they chanced upon and stopped a motorboat named "MPB King" with seven people aboard that came from Sulu traveling towards the direction of Zamboanga Sibugay province.He identified them as the following: Benzar Jajales, 48; Binbin Asiri, 31; Elnejin Asiril, 24; Minkadra Sakili, 39; Sherwin Masakin, 39; Adzmir Bakki, 32; and Pajing Muknan, 29.He said the motorboat was found to be loaded with 178 master cases of assorted cigarettes with no pertinent documents with an estimated market value amounting to P6.2 million.Verceles said the crew members, motorboat and confiscated cigarettes were turned over to the custody of the BOC for proper disposition. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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