Joint police, anti-narcotics agents and the military
arrested Tuesday eight persons engaged in illegal drug operation in
Maguindanao.
Armed with search warrants, elements of the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency (PDEA), elements of 7th Infantry Battalion and local police,
government agents raided several houses in Barangay Bulit, Datu Montawal,
Maguindanao Tuesday afternoon.
The law enforcers were after a certain Tarhata who operates
an illegal drug den in the village.
PDEA, in a statement, said unidentified armed men opened
fire on government forces, triggering a 45-minute firefight. Nobody was hurt in
the exchange of bullets.
Elements of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) helped the
government forces in arresting eight suspects.
PDEA identified the suspects as Tarhata Sambutuan, 27; Sobbo
Sandalan, 21; Dotin Edsrael, 40; and Jinson Ampatuan, 54, all residents of
Barangay Bulit.
Also arrested were Ali Anta, 30, of Barangay Malabuwaya,
Datu Piang, Maguindanao, Honeyboy Radtudan, 20 of Kabacan, North Cotabato,
Diyal Kasim, 30 of Barangay Talapas, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, and Allan
Lumna, 29 of Barangay Poblacion, Matalam, North Cotabato .
The raiding team seized 50 grams of suspected
methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu with a street market value of
PHP110,000, a cal. 45 with magazine and cal. 40 pistol and other illegal drug
paraphernalia.
All the suspects are now detained at PDEA office in Cotabato City
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