CONFISCATED. A police officer conducts an inventory of some of the recovered high-powered firearms during a series of raid on Friday (Oct. 25, 2019) in Sitio Datal Lutay, Barangay B’laan in Malungon, Sarangani province. The operation targeted members of an armed lawless group based in the area. (Photo courtesy of the Police Regional Office-12)
Authorities arrested an alleged leader of a lawless group in Sarangani province and one of his followers, and recovered at least 14 high-powered firearms in separate raids on Friday in Malungon town.
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, identified the suspects as Luis Lañelyn Malila alias “Kumander Lo”; and Tornica Masday Malila, both residents of Sitio Datal Lutay, Barangay B’laan in Malungon.
Capellan said Luis, listed as Malungon’s no. 1 most wanted person, is facing three counts of murder with no bail recommended and two counts of frustrated murder, while Tornica is charged with one count of murder.
Capellan said the two were nabbed during search and manhunt operations in Sitio Datal Lutay that targeted at least five suspects.
Armed with five search warrants for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and two arrest warrants for murder, he said the joint operating team swooped down on five houses in the area around 7:40 a.m. Friday.
The team was composed of elements from the Sarangani police’s drug enforcement unit, regional mobile force battalion and the Army’s 73rd Infantry Battalion.
Seized from Luis’ house were a Garand rifle, an Armscor 12-gauge shotgun, three homemade 12-gauge shotgun, an Estrella Parco air gun, a clip of Garand rifle ammunition, two steel magazines of homemade 12-gauge shotgun, two rounds of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, five rounds of ammunition for 5.56 caliber and four rounds Garand ammunition.
The search at Tornica’s house resulted in the recovery of a homemade 12-gauge shotgun, a round of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition and four rounds of 5.56 caliber ammunition.
Capellan said two of the subjects -- Nelson Malila Fiang and Ronald Masday Malila -- managed to escape during the operation.
The official said the team recovered from Nelson’s house a Springfield Garand rifle, a homemade caliber 5.56 rifle, an Estrella Parco air gun, a clip of Garand rifle ammunition and seven rounds of ammunition for Garand.
He said the search at Ronald’s house yielded four homemade 12-gauge shotguns with two rounds of ammunition.
Capellan said subject Dante Maligon Malila was not around during the serving of the search warrant and no contraband was found at his house.
Brig. Gen. Alfred Corpus, PRO-12 director, said the suspects were part of an “armed lawless group” operating in the quad boundaries of Tampakan, South Cotabato; Columbio, Sultan Kudarat; Malungon, Sarangani; and, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur.
“They were responsible for atrocities within this area and behind the cases of cattle rustling and cultivation of marijuana,” he said in a statement.
He said Luis Malila and Tornica Malila will be facing additional charges of illegal possession of firearms while the same cases will be filed against Nelson Fiang and Ronald Malila.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1084310
Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, identified the suspects as Luis Lañelyn Malila alias “Kumander Lo”; and Tornica Masday Malila, both residents of Sitio Datal Lutay, Barangay B’laan in Malungon.
Capellan said Luis, listed as Malungon’s no. 1 most wanted person, is facing three counts of murder with no bail recommended and two counts of frustrated murder, while Tornica is charged with one count of murder.
Capellan said the two were nabbed during search and manhunt operations in Sitio Datal Lutay that targeted at least five suspects.
Armed with five search warrants for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and two arrest warrants for murder, he said the joint operating team swooped down on five houses in the area around 7:40 a.m. Friday.
The team was composed of elements from the Sarangani police’s drug enforcement unit, regional mobile force battalion and the Army’s 73rd Infantry Battalion.
Seized from Luis’ house were a Garand rifle, an Armscor 12-gauge shotgun, three homemade 12-gauge shotgun, an Estrella Parco air gun, a clip of Garand rifle ammunition, two steel magazines of homemade 12-gauge shotgun, two rounds of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, five rounds of ammunition for 5.56 caliber and four rounds Garand ammunition.
The search at Tornica’s house resulted in the recovery of a homemade 12-gauge shotgun, a round of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition and four rounds of 5.56 caliber ammunition.
Capellan said two of the subjects -- Nelson Malila Fiang and Ronald Masday Malila -- managed to escape during the operation.
The official said the team recovered from Nelson’s house a Springfield Garand rifle, a homemade caliber 5.56 rifle, an Estrella Parco air gun, a clip of Garand rifle ammunition and seven rounds of ammunition for Garand.
He said the search at Ronald’s house yielded four homemade 12-gauge shotguns with two rounds of ammunition.
Capellan said subject Dante Maligon Malila was not around during the serving of the search warrant and no contraband was found at his house.
Brig. Gen. Alfred Corpus, PRO-12 director, said the suspects were part of an “armed lawless group” operating in the quad boundaries of Tampakan, South Cotabato; Columbio, Sultan Kudarat; Malungon, Sarangani; and, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur.
“They were responsible for atrocities within this area and behind the cases of cattle rustling and cultivation of marijuana,” he said in a statement.
He said Luis Malila and Tornica Malila will be facing additional charges of illegal possession of firearms while the same cases will be filed against Nelson Fiang and Ronald Malila.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1084310
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