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Gun, illegal drugs found in ex-Marawi mayor's house
[SUNSTAR.PH] AUTHORITIES found high-powered firearms, ammunitions, and illegal drugs in one of the houses owned by former Marawi City mayor Fajad Umpar "Pre" Salic in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday.The raid was conducted after Salic's arrest in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental, Wednesday night. He was arrested for rebellion. Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao spokesperson Lemuel Gonda said members of the Martial Law Special Action Group (MLSag) raided Salic's two houses at Xavier Estates Subdivision on Thursday, June 8, and found 10 medium-size sachets of suspected crystal meth (locally known as shabu), 120 live ammunition, four M203 high explosive, and an M16 rifle. Gonda said Salic and his daughter-in-law both refused to sign the search warrant receipt. MLSag members found the illegal items in Salic's house at Phase 1, Butong Street. His house at Phase 4 Golden Rod Street, in the said subdivision, yielded no prohibited items. The MLSag is composed of the 4th Infantry Division, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Northern Mindanao; Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao; Cagayan de Oro City Police Office; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Northern Mindanao; and other intelligence units. The CIDG will take charge of the filing of lawsuits against Salic while his detention remain at the criminal investigation group's jail facility. Salic is among the over 100 personalities listed in the Arrest Order issued by the Department of National Defense for rebellion charges under the Article 134 of the Revised Penal Code. Salic is related to the Mautes by marriage. His wife, Rasmia Salic, is the niece of Farhana Romato Maute, mother of Abdullah and Omarkhayyam Maute. The Maute brothers are said to be among the top leaders of Dawlah Islamiya, one of the groups that pledged loyalty to the extremist Islamic State. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-10 |
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