Law enforcement authorities have neutralized an alleged
criminal gang in southern Negros Oriental, tagged as “Haring Bakal”, and
confiscated a cache of firearms following the arrest of its alleged leader and
two members.
Two other suspected gang members were not around when the
search warrants were served at a hinterland barangay in Sta. Catalina, Negros
Oriental.
Seized Thursday during a joint police and military operation
led by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Negros Oriental
were three homemade 12-gauge shotguns, a cal. 38 homemade revolver, and several
rounds of ammunition of different calibers.
Joint elements of the local CIDG headed by Chief Insp.
Julius Tuban Garcia, with support from the 79thInfantry Batallion, the
Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) and the Sta. Catalina police station,
served three search warrants in the hinterland barangay of Talalak in Sta.
Catalina on Thursday.
The suspected members of the alleged criminal gang were said
to be residing in the sub-villages (sitios) of Lo-as, Ondol and Tamlang,
several kilometers apart from each other in Barangay Talalak.
It took the operatives more than ten hours to walk on foot
to reach the residence of Franco Delicano, 59 years old, married, in Sitio
Ondol, who is the alleged leader of the group.
Afterwards, the law enforcers proceeded to Lo-as to serve
the search warrant for Edwin dela Cruz, 49 years old, married, and who has a
pending warrant of arrest for attempted murder issued by Regional Trial Court
Branch 36 Judge Ananson Jayme in Bayawan
City
Delicano, Dela Cruz and Cadayday were all taken into custody
by the law enforcers.
However, the fourth search warrant for Maning Oblemo and
Nelson Oblemo was also served but the subjects were not around.
Recovered from the residence of Delicano was one homemade
shotgun with magazine, 18 pieces live ammunition of 12 gauge shotgun, one Cal.
38 revolver with four live ammunition and 16 pieces live ammunition for cal. 45
pistol. When asked where he placed the Cal. 45 gun, Delicano said it was
damaged when test fired.
One homemade shotgun, with one live ammunition, was
confiscated from Cadayday. He was accused by his own sister, Lilia, of attempted
murder and the suspect in the shooting to death of his nephew Jo-onn Laurente
in August of 2014.
The suspects will be charged with violating provisions of RA
10591 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Firearm/Ammunition Regulation Act
and Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10015, otherwise known as
the Comelec gun ban.
CIDG Negros Oriental officer-in-charge Chief Insp. Garcia
said Delicano was a subject of Oplan Paglalansag Omega Salikop.
Dela Cruz, meanwhile, was a subject of Oplan Pagtugis as
among the top ten wanted persons in their area of jurisdiction and all of them
was part of the One Time Big Time operation of CIDG.
In an interview, Delicano vehemently denied they were
members of Haring Bakal group or a private armed group, stressing that he is
just an ordinary farmer in the area.
He claimed the shotgun is for self-defense and was not used
to kill anybody but wild pigs locally known as “bakatin” in their area.
Delicano, however, disclosed his brother was a member of the
rebel New People’s Army.
Cadayday on the other hand said they bear arms due to
unabated theft of animals and cattle rustling in their barangay and also for
self defense.
He is a former member of the Revolutionary Proletarian
Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB).
Garcia said the group has been under surveillance for their
alleged involvement in robbery-hold up incidents in the area and for suspicion
they belong to a gun-for-hire group that can be utilized as goons in the
forthcoming elections.
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