FATHER-SON TANDEM. A police officer accounts for the firearms and illegal drugs seized Monday (July 25, 2022) from a father-son tandem (in handcuffs, inset) suspected of involvement in drugs and illegal firearms in M’lang, North Cotabato. Authorities said the two are members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the area based on identification cards seized from them. (Photo courtesy of PDEA-Soccsksargen)
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – Backed by the police Special Action Force, anti-narcotics agents arrested an employee of M’lang town and his father for possession of illegal drugs and firearms, an official reported Tuesday.
Director Naravy Duquiatan of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Soccsksargen said operatives implemented a search warrant against two high-value targets in Barangay Dungguan at past 5 a.m. Monday.
The suspects were identified as Mohar Talimbo, 34, a civil security unit officer assigned to the M’lang District Hospital, and his father Jimmy, 62, a farmer.
Both are members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Seized during the operation were suspected shabu with a street value of PHP81,000, an M16 rifle, a Bushmaster rifle, a component of an improvised explosive device, firearm magazines, and ammunition.
The suspects were charged with the violation of RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) and violation of RA 10591 (Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosives). (PNA)
