ARRESTED. Two suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels were arrested in a law enforcement operation Saturday (May 30, 2020) in Barangay Delucot, Godod municipality, Zamboanga del Norte. The two allegedly belong to the NPA's Front Committee Feliciano A. (Photo courtesy of Police Regional Office-9)
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities arrested two suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in an intelligence-driven law enforcement operation in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Norte, a top police official said Monday.
Brig. Gen. Froilan Quidilla, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the arrested NPA rebels as Jovi Sangcom, 24, and Joel Sandao, 38.
Quidilla said the two NPA rebels were arrested through a search warrant around 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Barangay Delucot, Godod town, Zamboanga del Norte.
Sangcom and Sandao belong to the NPA’s Front Committee Feliciano "A" and involved in gun-running and extortion activities in the municipalities that fall under the third congressional district of Zamboanga del Norte, he said.
The two rebels yielded a magnum .22-caliber and .38-caliber revolvers with ammunition.
Quidilla said the suspects were turned over to the custody of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) for documentation and proper disposition. (PNA)
