Firearms Seized from apprehended ASG supporter and Criminal Gang member in Zamboanga City

 By JONG D. CADION

PAGADIAN CITY (March 30, 2021) -  Firearms Seized from apprehended member of Ajijul Criminal Gang under Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Sub Leader Marzan Ajijul by joint AFP-PNP personnel in Muti, Zamboanga City on Monday morning, March 29, 2021.

During the conduct of joint law enforcement operation, troops of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-11 and 74th Infantry Battalion, both under the Joint Task Force Zamboanga, together with the personnel from the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-9 apprehended the accused identified as a  certain Merham Tulawi Nasalun, 22 years old, married, and a resident of Sitio Niyog-Niyog, Barangay Muti, Zamboanga City, Western Mindanao Command Chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr  said 

Nasalun, a known ASG supporter, was apprehended by virtue of a search warrant issued on March 26, 2021 by RTC 9, 9th Judicial Region, Branch 15 in Zamboanga City for violation of RA 10591, an Act providing for Comprehensive Law on Firearms and ammunition and providing penalties thereof.

According to Col. Randolph Rojas, Commander of the Joint Task Force Zamboanga, the operating troops were able to recover on the apprehended personality’s possession one caliber 45 pistol with magazine and seven rounds of live ammunition, one short magazine for M16 with 17 rounds of 5.56 live ammunition, and one blue bag with several identification cards. 

Col. Rojas further stated that the successful operation is a result of the intense intelligence build-up operations conducted by the MBLT-11 and the strengthened interagency collaboration between the PNP and the JTF Zamboanga. 

The apprehended personality was brought to CIDG Regional Field Unit-9 for documentation and proper disposition.

“My congratulations to the military and police troops for the relentless operations to prevent lawless armed elements from creating havoc in the communities,” said Lt. Gen. Vinluan, Jr.

“Rest assured that the Western Mindanao Command together with other law enforcement agencies will never cease to employ aggressive measures to neutralize the terrorists, their supporters, and other lawless elements in the region,” the WestMinCom commander added. (With reports and photos from WestMinCom-PIO and PRO9-PIO)

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