Armed men flag down, fire at DOLE container van in Surigao Sur

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 11): Armed men flag down, fire at DOLE container van in Surigao Sur

Fully armed men on Monday morning flagged down and fired at a container van loaded with bananas on Monday morning at a village in Surigao del Sur.

Reports from Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office reaching the regional police office here said the container van owned by DOLE, loaded with 1,562 boxes of banana for export coming from Brgy. Dayoan, Tago, Surigao del Sur and bound for Davao City, was flagged down by the armed group upon reaching Sitio Abihaw, Brgy. Bitaugan West, Cagwait town in Surigao del Sur.

The armed men based on the investigation of Cagwait police were believed to be from the Front Committee 19B led by a certain alias "Mark." They were even seen unloading some boxes of banana from the said vehicle before firing their weapons hitting the six wheels at the rear portion of the container van and its generator set.

Responding police personnel recovered four shells and a live ammunition of AK 47 Rifle from the crime scene.

A deeper probe by the Cagwait police is under way to fully identify the suspects and to file appropriate charges.

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