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By JONG CADION
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (March 19,
2018) – JOINT TASK
FORCE RANAO recovered eleven (11) firearms during simultaneous law enforcement
operations at the Municipalities of Lanao del Sur Province recently.
Tabak Division Public Affairs acting Chief Capt.
Benjie A. Jimenez said that the government troops responding to several reports
by concerned citizens of the presence of armed civilians in several Barangays in
the municipalities of Pualas, Lumbatan and Marawi City, JOINT TASK FORCE RANAO
directed its JOINT TASK GROUP HARIBON to conduct simultaneous law enforcement
operations in the said Barangays. The 55th Infantry Battalion
conducted law enforcement operations in Pualas and Lumbatan while the 63rd
Infantry Battalion conducted same operations in Barangay Kilala, Marawi City from
16 to 17 March 2018, Capt. Jimenez disclosed.
He added that the recovered firearms include one
(1) M4 5.56mm rifle, two (2) M14 7.62mm rifles, two (2) M1 Caliber .30 Garand
rifles, one (1) M16 5.56mm rifle, one (1) M653 5.56mm rifle, one (1) M203
grenade launcher, three (3) Caliber .45 pistols and one (1) M65 type hand
grenade. Also recovered were assorted ammunition and magazines for the weapons
and several unlicensed personal radio sets, he said.
Major General Roseller G Murillo, the Commander of
the JOINT TASK FORCE RANAO, congratulated officers and men of JOINT TASK GROUP
HARIBON, the 55th Infantry Battalion, and the 63rd
Infantry Battalion for the successful law enforcement operations that will
contribute to the recovery and rehabilitation of Lanao del Sur after the Marawi
Siege. Major General Murillo stated that the AFP will keep the peace and secure
Ranao and that law enforcement operations will continue until all the loose
firearms in Lanao del Sur are recovered or turned in.
Last Friday, the residents of the Municipality of
Piagapo in Lanao del Sur Province turned over 43 high powered firearms to Major
General Muriillo.
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