LaSur mayor almost faints on shabu found in his house in Marawi

By Jong Cadion                                                                 

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (June 14, 2017) - Mayor Mamaulan “Pangga” Molok expressed surprised over the report that more than a kilo of shabu had been discovered by police after a clearing operation in his house in Marawi City, in the nearby province of Lanao del Sur. He said he almost fainted because of the wrong report and a demolition job to discredit him by some of his political nemesis. He said even his wife was crying for almost four hours  and lost her appetite after it was shown on television in a night news report.

Mayor Molok in an interview said that he has not visited his house more than two months already since it was first raided by police operatives last May 9. He said his helper and a caretaker kept the keys in his house and rooms. He said days after the Maute group attacked Marawi City and forcibly entered his house, it was later occupied by the military government forces after the neutralized the terrorist Maute group. He said he was relieved and appeased that the military is now occupying his house thinking that it will spare from military airstrike.

“But then I was surprised and nearly fainted when it was reported on television that during the clearing operation in the area, more than a kilo of shabu was allegedly found in his house. He said the house caretaker and helper left the house before the terrorist group entered and occupied his house.

“Who in his right mind would do such an act when there is chaos and fighting in the area”, Molok said. Molok said in the first raid conducted by the police operatives led by PSupt, Marlon Tayaba of the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) went up to the rooms upper portion and only when they went down did they call the caretaker  and helper.

He said the first raid was then ordered by the Regional Trial Court, 12th  Judicial Region Branch 15 Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao (Holding office at Cotabato City) were quashed that include the Search Warrant No. 2017-03-19, Search Warrant No. 2017-03-20, and Search  2017-03-21. The order also stated “The return to their lawful owners of ALL ITEMS SEIZED THEREBY, except those which are contraband and herby ordered “. The three (3) pages order was signed by Alandrex M. Betoya, Acting presiding Judge.

Meanwhile, in the same development, a reporter of GMA Television has reported that the house raided by police operatives in Marawi City belonged  to former Mayor Mohammad Abinal ,whom in fact and in truth the raided house belonged to mayor Mamaulan “Pangga” Abinal Molok of Maguing, Lanao del Sur.

Sandra Aguinaldo who made the mistaken report said that she got the information from three police officials who are not from Marawi City. She said the mistaken report was already corrected and asked another media personality to relay the apology to former Mayor Abinal of Marantao.  (With reports from Ric Clet and Alben Vigilidad in Marantao and Maguing, Lanao del Sur)