Arms cache seized from Lanao del Norte mayor's home

From InterAksyon (Feb 13): Arms cache seized from Lanao del Norte mayor's home



Police look over the large cache of arms and ammunition seized from the home of Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte Vice Mayor Lacson Mangotara Lantud and his wife, Mayor Eleanor Dimaporo. (photo from Police Regional Office 10)
An arms cache that included machineguns and grenade launchers was seized from the home of the mayor of Pantao Ragat town in Lanao del Norte Wednesday morning.
 
Personnel of the police Special Action Force and Criminal Detection and Investigation Group serving a search warrant against Vice Mayor Lacson Mangotara Lantud seized an M60 machinegun, a Browning Automatic Rifle, two M79 grenade launchers, six M203 assault rifles with grenade launchers, nine M14 rifles, two M16 rifles, 14 Garand rifles and six handguns.

Lantud was not home during the raid but his wife, Mayor Eleanor Dimaporo, who was present, was invited for questioning.

Chief Superintendent Catalino Rodriguez, police director for Northern Mindanao, said the search warrant was by Judge Mario dela Cruz Jr. of Branch 22 of the Metro Manila Judicial Branch on a charge of illegal possession of firearms.

As of Wednesday, police reported arresting 864 persons, mostly civilians, for violating the election gun ban and seizing 801 firearms, 29 grenades and 220 bladed weapons.

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