A suspected illegal fisher was shot and killed by troopers
of the 53rd Infantry Battalion and V. Sagun Municipal Police Station after the
former's group fired on government security forces off Igat Island
The incident took place at 3 p.m., said Lt. Col. Audie
Mongao, 1st Infantry Division spokesperson.
He added that police and military units, along with members
of the V. Sagun Bantay-Dagat, were conducting law enforcement operations in the
vicinity, in wake of illegal fishing complaints, when they spotted armed men
aboard a "tari-tari" motorized fishing boat.
At this point, the suspects in the fishing boat fired on
government security forces, prompting the latter to return fire, killing one of
the illegal fishers.
The "tari-tari" then tried to escape but were
quickly intercepted, resulting in the capture of four suspects and confiscation
of an M-1 Garand rifle, 16 rounds of ammunition and the fishing boat.
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