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2 notorious criminal gang members killed in Albay

By Connie Calipay

November 23, 2022, 4:41 pm

<p>The Police Regional Office-5 headquarters in Legazpi City.<em> (PNA file photo)</em></p>

The Police Regional Office-5 headquarters in Legazpi City. (PNA file photo)

LEGAZPI CITY – Two alleged members of the notorious Concepcion crime group were killed in a shootout with lawmen Sunday in Sitio Paguringon, Barangay Bariw in Libon town, Albay province.

In a press statement on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5 (PRO-5) (Bicol), said police authorities were serving an arrest warrant on Jonathan Rejale when the two suspects fired at lawmen and threw a grenade at them, resulting in a shootout.

She said after the firefight, two gang members were killed while Rejale who has a standing warrant of arrest for murder and another gang member, Jayson Sayson, managed to escape.

The slain gang members were only identified as alias Jerry and alias Papa, police said.

"The operating teams recovered from the crime scene the following items: 12 fired cartridge cases for caliber 5.56mm; two fired cartridge cases for caliber .45; one unit Armscor caliber .45 pistol with Serial No. 1260697 chamber loaded with live ammunition with steel magazine inserted containing four live ammunition; one unit Taurus caliber .45 pistol with Serial No. 728517 chamber loaded with live ammunition with steel magazine inserted containing five live ammunition; and personal belongings of the suspects," Calubaquib said.

The recovered evidence were placed under the custody of the regional forensic unit for cross-matching and ballistic examination while the hand grenade was placed under the custody of the Albay provincial explosive canine unit.

The suspects’ bodies were brought to Siapno Funeral Home in Libon for post mortem examination.

The Concepcion group was involved in robbery and extortion and gunrunning. (PNA)

 

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