Marines, Cops arrest 3, seize guns in Double Barrel campaign

KOROANDAL CITY -- Joint police and Philippine Marines forces arrested today three persons and seized high powered firearms and illegal drugs in a remote village in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat. In his report to Sultan Kudarat police provincial office,Senior Inspector Patrick Elma, Kalamansig town police chief, said elements of Kalamansig PNP and 7th Marine Battalion landing team raided a house in the coastal village of Nalilidan and seized 81 sachets of methamphetamine hydrochloride, cal. 60 machine gun, cal. 45 pistols, hand held radio, home made pistols and assorted ammunition for cal. 30 garand rifle, cal. 45 pistol and cal. 38 revolver. Elma withheld the identities of the suspects while investigation was still going on. Two of the suspects have been facing murder and multiple frustrated murder charges. Armed with a search warrant, the police, Special Action Force and Philippine Marine troopers raided the house at past 1 a.m. Wednesday. On orders of Senior Supt. Raul Supiter, Sultan Kudarat police provincial director, all police chief in the province were to implement Oplan Double Barrel, a comprehensive police anti-crime and anti-illegal drive targeting street crimes and big time syndicates. In his report to Supiter, Elma said the trio who are currently detained at Kalamansig police lock up cell are still undergoing tactical interrogation. The raid was also part of PROJECT DUTERTE which stands for Drug Use and Trafficking Elimination through Rehabilitation, Training and Enforcement. It is a pet project of Police Regional Office 12 based in Gen.Santos City to support President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-crime and anti-illegal drugs campaign. Region 12 is composed of the provinces of North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and the cities of Ctoabato, Kidapawan, Tacurong, Koronadal and Gen. Santos. sand//scontent.fceb2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13686766_1028543060534454_3414287993214857614_n.jpg?oh=5511f5846cd777485b48d02685a740aeandampoe=5826389C