ZAMBOANGA CITY - A soldier and an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandit have been killed in a series of clashes in the province of Sulu, a top military official disclosed Tuesday. Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, the Army's 11th Infantry Division commander, said the first clash, which lasted for about 15 minutes, ensued around 9:20 a.m. Monday in Barangay Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu. Gonzales said the second clash ensued around 9:50 a.m., and the third around 10:40 a.m. as the troops pursued the ASG bandits fleeing from the site of the first clash. Gonzales, who is also the Joint Task Force (JTF)-Sulu commander, identified the slain ASG bandit as Omar Yakan, a follower of ASG sub-leader Ellam Nasirin. The troops recovered Yakan's K3 squad automatic weapon. He said the slain soldier, meanwhile, was identified as Pfc. Jay Clint Pasingan of the 45th Infantry Battalion (45IB). Wounded were Sgt. Michel Bagunu and Pfc. Celestino Tano of the same battalion. Both are in stable condition at the Camp Gene
MAKATI BUY-BUST. Members of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group account for pieces of evidence from a buy-bust operation in Barangay Palanan, Makati City on Wednesday night (Jan. 26, 2022). Two suspects were arrested and 6 kg. of suspected shabu, valued at PHP40.8 million, were seized during the operation. (Photo courtesy of PNP-DEG) MANILA - Law enforcers have arrested two suspects and confiscated suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP40.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Makati City on Wednesday evening. In a report released on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police - Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG), said the suspects - Bryan Salceda, 26, and Jerome Gaje, 27 - were arrested during the buy-bust in an apartment along Hilario St. in Barangay Palanan at about 7:30 p.m. Recovered from the suspects were 6 kg. of suspected shabu wrapped in Chinese tea bags. Meanwhile, PNP-DEG Acting Deputy Director for Operations, Col. Roel Rodolfo, said the
(Photo courtesy of PNP-DEG) MANILA - Law enforcers have seized over PHP27 million worth of shabu from two drug suspects in separate buy-bust operations in Caloocan and Makati on Tuesday, a police official said on Wednesday. In a report, Brig. Gen. Remus Medina, chief of the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG), identified the first suspect as 25-year-old Janesa Canoy. The suspect yielded around two kilograms of shabu worth PHP13.6 million during the buy-bust along Langit Road corner Crusher Street, in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City at around 4:30 p.m. Police also recovered two pieces of PHP1,000 bills, 15 bundles of boodle money, a pouch bag, and a mobile phone. The suspect will be charged with violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 while the pieces of evidence seized in the operation were brought to PDEG in Camp Crame for documentation. Meanwhile, members of the Southern Police District (SPD) seized PHP13.6 million worth of shabu from 21-year-o
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