From Panay News (Jun 30, 2023): ‘Rebel’ caught in extortion try (By Boy Ryan Zabal)
A suspected New People’s Army rebel was caught in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, June 27. The photo shows the items recovered during the operation. BOY RYAN ZABAL PHOTO
KALIBO, Aklan – A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel fell in an entrapment operation on Tuesday morning, June 27, in Makato, Aklan.
The 34-year-old Brince Giganto Egudas of Barangay Lahug, Tapaz, Capiz was accused of extorting P1.5 million from a construction firm owner.
Joint operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Unit, 1st Aklan Mobile Force Company, 301st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, Provincial Investigation and Detective Management Unit, and Makato Municipal Police Station arrested Egudas at a parking area of Wilcon Decon along the national highway.
Egudas was shot on his left thigh by arresting officers. He was brought to the Aklan Provincial Hospital in Kalibo and is now stable.
Marked money, a hand grenade, three mobile phones, P7,000 in cash and receipts from a remittance center were recovered.
Authorities said the construction firm owner reported to the Aklan Police Provincial Office about the extortion demand of the NPA’s Coronacion Chiva Waling Waling command.
KALIBO, Aklan – A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel fell in an entrapment operation on Tuesday morning, June 27, in Makato, Aklan.
The 34-year-old Brince Giganto Egudas of Barangay Lahug, Tapaz, Capiz was accused of extorting P1.5 million from a construction firm owner.
Joint operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Unit, 1st Aklan Mobile Force Company, 301st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, Provincial Investigation and Detective Management Unit, and Makato Municipal Police Station arrested Egudas at a parking area of Wilcon Decon along the national highway.
Egudas was shot on his left thigh by arresting officers. He was brought to the Aklan Provincial Hospital in Kalibo and is now stable.
Marked money, a hand grenade, three mobile phones, P7,000 in cash and receipts from a remittance center were recovered.
Authorities said the construction firm owner reported to the Aklan Police Provincial Office about the extortion demand of the NPA’s Coronacion Chiva Waling Waling command.
https://www.panaynews.net/rebel-caught-in-extortion-try/
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