By JONG CADION
PAGADIAN CITY,
Zamboanga del Sur (July 12,2018) – A total of fifty four
assorted loose firearms and twenty three assorted ammunitions were turned-over to
Joint Task Force “ZamPeLan” in Lala, Lanao del Norte after the municipal local
officials urged and convinced their constituents to surrender their loose
firearms, Military Official said.
Division
Public Affairs Office (FPAO) Chief Maj. Ronald E. Suscano said that no other
than Lala Mayor Allan J. Lim led the ceremonial turn-over and documentation of
the loose firearms with the presence of other local officials and military
personnel led by Col Pacianito DZ Castillo CAV (GSC) PA, Deputy Commander of
the 2nd Mechanized Brigade, at the town’s evacuation center Monday July 09,
2018.
Suscano
added that Major Gen. Roseller G Murillo, Army’s Premier Division Chief and
concurrent Commander of JTF ”ZamPeLan” said that he is grateful for the
initiative and collaboration of the municipal local officials and the 5th
Mechanized Battalion under Ltc Ronel R. Manalo for their commitment to sustain
the campaign of government against loose firearms.
After
the inventory, turned-over firearms include one 7.62mm rifle, three 5.56mm,
seven cal.22; ten cal.38 revolvers, twenty five gauge shotguns, three cal .45
pistol, four 12 gauge pistol and one cal.22 (pellet) airgun, Maj. Suscano said.
Meanwhile,
a joint military and police operations was conducted on 05 July serving a
warrant of arrest to a fugitive, a certain Ali Lope @Lucky 9 in Balo-I, another
town of Lanao del Norte. Though @Lucky 9 was able to escape, the said joint law
enforcement operations resulted to the recovery of one M16 rifle (defaced) with
scope and NVG, three CCTV, one binocular, several assorted ammunitions and
magazines, four sachet of shabu amounting to P4,000.00, other drug
paraphernalias, some personal belongings, one Nissan patrol, and one Honda wave
motorcycle, DPAO Chief disclosaed.
“Our
government forces will also continue hunting down the criminals to safeguard
the civilians and put an end to this menace of society”, Maj Gen Murillo added.
A
hot pursuit operation is ongoing tracing the escape route of the fugitive
@Lucky 9 while the loose firearms turned-over are now at Hqs, 5th Mechanized
Battalion for safekeeping and proper disposition, hDPAO Cheif also said.]]
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