A portion of the cache of high-powered arms recovered in Talitay, Maguindanao. Photographed by Jay Alcantara, InterAksyon
Combined security forces based in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on a massive search mission brought to light on Wednesday an assorted cache of high-powered weapons and associated ammunition from an apparent private armory in Talitay, Maguindanao.
The continuing law enforcement operation, which was carried out based on 25 search warrants and complemented with armored and aerial action Friday last week by some 300 government troops, raided the residence of Mayor Montasir Sabal, who has not reported for work for weeks, seizing a small quantity of suspected drugs and three firearms.
Photograph from Brigada Magundanao Facebook Post
The homes of the vice mayor, Regional Assemblyman Sidik Ameril and the town’s Association of Barangay Chairmen president were also raided.
Recovered on Wednesday morning were various weapons that included two caliber .50 machine guns, four caliber .30 machine guns, assorted ammunition and 81 and 60 mm mortar rounds, ammunition reloaders abandoned at a marshy spot of Barangay Pagada, according to Police Inspector Razul Pandulo, spokeman of the Maguindanao police and incumbent office-in-charge of the police station in Talitay.
The security and law enforcement establishment have begun an investigation into the development that carries serious implications for safety, security and law and order.
Tension is high, and numerous residents of Talitay have voluntarily evacuated for fear of possibly getting caught in untoward armed confrontations.
The mayor of Talitay was tagged as a "narco-politician" by President Rodrigo Duterte. According to ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, he will be declared absent without leave and indefinitely suspended.
Hataman said Talitay has been "headless" since Sabal went into hiding.
http://interaksyon.com/article/134569/search-uncovers-high-powered-arms-in-talitay-maguindanao
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