Peace and Order

Police seize in Sulu P3.6-M worth of smuggled fuel

COTABATO CITY --- The police foiled Wednesday an attempt to smuggle P3.6 million worth of petroleum products to Sulu from somewhere in the country’s border with Malaysia.

Personnel of the police’s Regional Maritime Unit-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region immediately impounded the small vessel, carrying diesel and gasoline in blue plastic drums, that they intercepted while near the island town of Panglima Tahil, Sulu.

The boat captain and members of his crew were detained for questioning.

MLANG, North Cotabato – Nagpapagaling na ngayon ang maglola makaraang makuryente sa Barangay Bagontapay, Mlang North Cotabato .

Ayon sa kanilang kaanak na si Luvinia Purales, aksidente anyang nasagi ng 11-years old na lalaki ang kanilang sampayan na may live wire. Tinangka siyang iligtas isa niyang pinsan na nakuryente rin.

Ang kanyang lola naman na senior citizen ay nakahawak rin sa 11 years old na apo kung saan nabatid na basa ang kanyang katawan dahilan para umabot sa tatlo ang nakuryente.

MLANG, North Cotabato  – Police Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, police regional director for the Soccsksargen region Thursday paid a courtesy visit to an injured subordinate here that sent the police officer teary eyed.

Retired Police Master Sgt. Rick Untalan was part of the augmentation force of North Cotabato Polcie Office, then headed by Colonel Alex Tagum, that helped dispersed a group of violent protesters in Kidapawan City on April 1, 2016.

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao --- Six followers of a wanted leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters surrendered Wednesday and pledged allegiance to the government.

The six henchmen of Kagui Karialan, leader of one of three factions in the BIFF, yielded through the intercession of officials of the Army’s 40^th Infantry Battalion and leaders in Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao.

GEN SANTOS CITY  – Three (3) Chief Of Police of General Santos City Provincial Office (GSCPO) lost their positions as station commander last Thursday night, November 18, 2021, following a surprise visit by the region’s top cop.

PBGEN ALEXANDER C TAGUM, Regional Director immediately ordered the relief of 3 Chiefs Of Police after being caught remiss from duties by the recent surprise inspection due to their absence on duty and lack of police personnel on duty.

PIKIT, North Cotabato  – Alert police officers arrested today a former soldier who tried to extort money from Pikit Mayor Sumulong Sultan during an entrapment operation, police said.

He was the second former soldiers nabbed by police during law enforcement operation in North Cotabato the past two days.

Major Maxim Peralta, Pikit municipal police office chief, identified the suspect as Ryan Calayan Maborrang, 33, a resident of Barangay Gen. Luna, Carmen, North Cotabato.

SULU - Government forces destroyed some 10,000 pieces of fully grown Marijuana plants with total estimated Standard Drug Price of Php 2,000,000.00 at Barangay Linga, Luuk, Sulu in a 1-day Marijuana eradication operation on November 17, 2021.

PRO BAR Regional Director, Police Brigadier General Eden T Ugale lauds the successful operation launched by joint elements of Sulu PPO, PDEA, CIDG, NICA, 7th SAB SAF, RMFB BASULTA, and 4th Marine Brigade Landing Team 7 that further resulted to the arrest of 2 suspects and confiscation of 1 high powered firearm.

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Alert police officers foiled attempts by suspected smugglers to transport some P1 million worth of cigarettes on Sunday and arrested five suspects in North Cotabato, police said today.

Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, police regional director for the Soccsksargen region, said police operatives manning checkpoints in Barangay Old Bulatukan, Makilala, North Cotabato were alerted about the possible entry of a truck loaded with contraband.

KORONADAL CITY - Umaabot sa P2.4 milyon na halaga ng marijuana plants ang sinunog ng mga otoridad sa bahagi ng Tampakan, South Cotabato.

Ang pagsira sa mga nakumpiskang mga tanim ay ginawa sa Sitio Tukaymal, Barangargy Tablu ng naturang bayan.

Sinugod ng pinagsamang pwersa ng PNP, PDEA-12 at mga kasapi ng 39th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army ang naturang lugar matapos makumpirma na may mahigit 12,000 na fully grown marijuana plants.

Kaagad naman itong binunot ng mga otoridad at sinunog sa mismong lugar dahil sa mahirap ang daan papunta doon.

KORONADAL CITY --- State agents busted Wednesday a tricycle driver long wanted for peddling shabu in Tantangan town in South Cotabato province.

Suspect Leo Bermudez was entrapped in Barangay Poblacion in Tantangan by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement-12.

Naravy Duquiatan, director of PDEA-12, said Thursday Bermudez was arrested after turning over P40,000 worth of shabu to non-uniformed agents during a tradeoff laid with the help of the Tantangan municipal police.