Government efforts to arrest members of syndicated crimes in Western Mindanao area have finally yielded results after capturing a leader of the kidnap-for-ransom-group (KFRG) involved in the Casipong kidnapping case and other series of kidnapping incidents in Zamboanga Peninsula Region.
Chief of the Presidential Commission on Transnational Crime (PCTC) in Western Mindanao field office Chief Inspector Alexander Lorenzo said that KFRG leader Mamay Aburi together with a certain Moin Dunggan and 3 others were collared at the vicinity of San Antonio Avenue, Parañaque City, at about 12 noon yesterday.
Lorenzo said that Aburi’s group was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for the case of illegal possession of firearms and explosives under criminal case number I-5472 and I-54733.
Authorities tagged Aburi as a leader of a notorious group, which is linked with the Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who was responsible for as series of kidnapping and extortion activities in Zamboanga Peninsula.
Aburi’s group was also blamed for the kidnapping of Kathy Mae Casipong, recently freed in Zamboanga Sibugay Province.
The group also planned and executed the kidnapping of Randel Talania; Cynthia Cabiberder, and the 5 year-old Alexa Dela Cruz.
It was also responsible in the massacre of 10 Badjao fishermen at Pandalosan Island, Olutangga, Zamboanga Sibugay last December 26, 2013.
Based on police reports, Aburi and his followers were also tagged behind the kidnapping of the Australian National Warren Rodwell.
The group of Aburi is now under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame.
Last March 7, this year, joint forces of the police and military operated at Aburi’s lair in Barangay Tenan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, by virtue of a warrant of arrest which resulted to the recovery of high-powered firearms, grenades and explosive materials and the arrest of his followers Alvin Prontosa and Hajer Dunggan.
Authorities said that Aburi managed to slip out from the government forces and flew to Metro Manila where he was arrested.
Lorenzo told Zamboanga Today that the joint government efforts has stretched out to the different parts of the country which came to the arrest of the two former policemen and 3 others in Gatchallian Village, Manuyo 2, Las Piñas City last week.
The five were believed to be members of the Mexican drug cartel in the Philippines.
Ex-cop PO3 Mohammad Pon Mansul and his 4 companions involved in illegal drugs operation were arrested by the PCTC, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Naval Intelligence Security Group (NISG) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) last March 13, 2014.
http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/top-stories/16995-govt-efforts-vs-kfrg-in-zambo-yield-results-with-arrest-of-kidnap-leader.html
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