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Friday, March 15, 2019

Joint Law Enforcement Operation confiscates Illegal Drugs and Firearms


By JONG CADION

PAGADIAN CITY (March 15, 2019) - Joint Law Enforcement Operation resulted to the confiscation of Methaphetamine Hydrocloride (Shabu) and recovery of Firearms in Brgy Tenan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on March 13, 2019.

Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) Commander Rear Rear Admiral Erick A Kagaoan disclosed that the Law Enforcement Troops were composed of the elements from Naval Intelligence Support Unit - 63, Naval Intelligence and Security Group-Western Mindanao (NISG-WM); Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB); Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office (PDEU ZSBPPO); Provincial Mobile Force Company, Ipil Municipal Police Station( PMFC, Ipil MPS);NagA Municipal Police Station; Highway PatrolGroup-Ipil (HPG-Ipil); Regional Intelligence Division-9 (RID-9); Regional Mobile Force Battalion-9 (RMFB9); Provincial Intelligence Branch, Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office (PIB ZSPPO); Criminal Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) Sibugay; 102nd Brigade, 441st Infantry Battalion;  Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 9 (PDEA R9); NBI, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency-9 (NICA9); Coast Guard Intelligence Group - Southern Mindanao, PCG (CGIG-SWM,PCG); Wing2-TOG9, PAF; 300th  Air Intelligence and Security Wing (300th AISW), PAF; 11 Light Armored  Cavalry Troops (11 LACT); 1st Cavalry Division (1st CAV); 12 Military Intelligence Company(12MICO); 1 Military Intelligence Battalion PA (1MIB PA) and S2 1st Cavalry Military Intelligence Division (S2, 1st CAV-MID PA).

Rear Rear Admiral Kagaoan said that the Joint Law Enforcement Operation was conducted against Lawless (LLE) Element, Hashim Sandami who is under Kidnap for Ransom Group / Lawless Element Leader Barahama Alih, wherein a 20 minutes fire fight ensued between the said target personalities and government troops. There were no casualties on government side and undetermined on the enemy. Further, 3 personalities were apprehended who are for identification.

After clearing the area, the Joint Law Enforcement Operation resulted to the successful confiscation of the following:
   
     ILLEGAL DRUGS
22 pcs medium plastic heat sealed sachets containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu
1 pc plastic heat sealed sachet containing brownish crystalline substance of suspected shabu
1 big plastic heat sealed sachet containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu
1 sack of plastic heat sealed sachet containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu
2 pcs plastic heat sealed sachets containing white crystalline substance of suspected shabu



FIREARMS
1 unit M16 Rifle
1 unit CAL. 45
1 unit CAL .40mm Taurus



AMMUNITIONS
19 pcs .40mm live ammos
5 pcs .45 live ammos
16 pcs M16 live ammos

MAGAZINES
3 pcs long M16 magazines
4 pcs short M16 magazines
DRUG PARAPHERNALIAS
empty plastic transparent sachets believe to be used in illegal drugs
1 broken scale
different kinds of drug paraphernalia

OTHERS
2 pcs 20 peso bills
1 pc bandolier (olive green)
6 pcs jungle hammock
2 pcs wallet with verification cards
19 bottles of liquid substance labeled .9% sodium chloride


The expected total kilo of drugs confiscated is more or less 1.5 kilos with street value of 10.2 Million Pesos. The confiscated items and arrested persons are now at Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office for proper disposition.

The successful confiscation of illegal drugs and recovery of loose firearms is a result of the support to law enforcement operations of the Philippine Navy in collaboration with partner agencies  to boost up the Administration‘s Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign . With this, Rear Admiral Erick A Kagaoan AFP commends the troops for another job well done. Rear Admiral Kagaoan further emphasized that the Philippine Navy through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, under Western Mindanao Command, will remain vigilant in the conduct of its mandate to support law enforcement operation to stop proliferation of illegal drugs in Western Mindanao. (With NFWM PAO PR and photos)

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