Combined elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) 11
and the Indonesian National Police (INP) of Sulawesi busted one of Indonesia
Regional Police Office spokesperson Supt. Antonio Rivera
said the joint police teams arrested Danilo Sorote Wangkanusa, who is also
known as Dodong Pakra, 46, widower, businessman at his residence.
Wangkanusa was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued
by the Indonesian National Police on Aug. 28 for piracy and hijacking of oil
tanker MT Rehobot carrying 1,100 KLI of diesel fuel in Sulawesi Waters on
January 29.
Earlier in February, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found
the abandoned MT Rehobot abandoned in Barangay Cabuaya in Davao Oriental
province.
MT Rehobot, a chemical tanker, left Bitung, North Sulawesi
in Indonesia Paraitan Lembeh Island , Indonesia
According to reports, all 14 Indonesian crew of MT Rehobot
were found in life rafts drifting in the vicinity of Lembeh Island
Police authorities said Wankanusa initially resisted arrest
by jumping out from the second floor of his house. However, the authorities
cornered and successfully apprehended him.
Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Milgrace Driz
said Wangkanusa is now detained at the Sasa Police Station pending for the
processing of his extradition to Indonesia
Also in February, four of the tanker's hijackers were
arrested in Indonesia
PRO 11 Director Wendy Rosario lauded the successful
operation carried out by the team composed of the PNP’s Regional Intelligence
Division; INP Liaison Officer Asst. Superintendent Wahyu Candra Irawan; and
Sasa Police Station.
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