13 members of armed gang arrested in Zamboanga Sibugay
MILITARY troops have nabbed 13 “rogue personalities” and seized their firearms following an armed confrontation in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay last Saturday, Jan. 5, as security forces step up the monitoring and pursuit of armed groups in the Zamboanga Peninsula region with the midterm election in May. In a statement on Monday, the Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) said the operation was undertaken by members of the 42nd Infantry Battalion under the Joint Task Force ZamPeLan, accompanied by Sisay Barangay Chairman Amado Daarol. Troops also seized two M2 Carbine rifles, a KG9 pistol, an Uzi pistol, a Caliber .38 pistol, several magazines, and rounds of live ammunition. “The arrest is an offshoot of our intensified operations on the ground and our coordination with the local government and the police to sustain the internal security in Western Mindanao,” said Lt. Gen. Arnel B. Dela Vega, WesMinCom commander.
