By Leah
Agonoy March 16, 2019
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- Agents of the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 10 (Northern Mindanao) and local
policemen nabbed a former mayor of the town of Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, for
possession of illegal drugs and firearms here Friday afternoon.
Liwaya
Angcap, former mayor of Midsalip town and her common-law partner, Leander
Lumantas, were arrested after a search based on a warrant was conducted in
their store and residence in Barangay Talairon, this city.
Wilkins
Villaneuva, PDEA-10 regional director, said Liwaya is the daughter of incumbent
Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip town, Zamboanga del Sur, who was among the
officials on the narcolist released by President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City
on Thursday evening.
Villanueva
said Liwaya was a member of the Kubal Drug Group under Ardot Parojinog, which
is operating in this province, and listed as a high-value target for alleged
illegal drug activities.
Liwaya
is also a cousin of Mary Ann Angcap, a barangay chairman of Labuyo in Tangub
City who was arrested in 2017 and convicted the following year for illegal
drugs.
Villanueva
said the two Angcaps -- Liwaya and Mary Ann -- were "downlines" of
Ardot Parojinog.
Parojinog
had reportedly visited Liwaya Angcap's residence in Midsalip town in the past.
Villanueva
said they have been monitoring Liwaya for a month and that she “does not sell
to small users but supply drugs to sellers.”
Liwaya
yielded 15 sachets of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP125,000, an M4
rifle, four empty magazines, caliber 5.56 and .45 caliber ammunitions, the
PDEA-10 official said.
Earlier,
incumbent Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, vehemently
denied connection with illegal drugs activities. The elder Angcap said she was
not mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in the conference but was shocked
after knowing her name was included in the distributed narcolist.
Leonida
said she strongly supported the President’s anti-illegal drug campaign and even
jailed a few of her close acquaintances.
Leonida
admitted that the Parojinog couple -- Ardot and his wife --attended a barrio
fiesta with acquaintances in her town and met with her to talk with the
latter's plan for a mining application in Midsalip. (PNA)
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