DIMATALING,
Zamboanga del Sur (April 16, 2019 – The
Barangay Chairman of Barangay Baluno together with the suspect of killing the
provincial jail guard was got killed during the implementation of Search
Warrant (Law Enforcement Operation)
at Barangay Baluno, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur on April 15,
2019 at about 4:00am.
The operations were jointly conducted by PNP teams of the
Regional Intelligence Division 9 (RID9) – Task Force Tugis, Zamboanga del Sur
Provincial Intelligence Branch (ZSPIB), 902nd Maneuver Company - Regional
Mobile Force Battalion 9 (902MC, RMFB9), Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Mobile
Force Company (ZSPMFC), Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 9 (RDEU9) and Dimataling
Municipal Police Station, implemented Five (5) Search Warrants Numbers 19-01,
19-02, 19-03, 19-04, and 19-05 issued by Presiding Judge, Municipal Circuit
Trial Court, 9th Judicial Regional, Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur for
violation of Republic Act No. 10591 or the illegal possession of firearms and
Republic Act No. 9516 or the illegal possession of explosives
The PNP Team arrived at the residence
of Napoleon Paderanga Casocot, the incumbent Brgy. Chairman of Baluno,
Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur whose residence is located at Purok 2 of
above-mentioned place for the implementation of Search Warrant No. 19-04 (for
illegal possession of Two M16 Rifles, One AK47 Rifle, Caliber .45 Pistol and
several ammunitions).
However, upon arrival of the operating
team for the implementation of the said search warrant, the subject person
along with Jeffrey Kilat Tulba, 27 years old, a resident of Purok 2, Brgy
Picanan, Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur along with other armed men open fired
towards the PNP Team.
Consequently, the latter returned fire
purposely to subdue the suspects; however, it resulted to the death of the
above-named persons.
Recovered from the possession and
control of Napoleon P. Casocot was:
one (1) unit caliber .45 Colt MK IV
Series 80 Pistol with Serial No. 45566,
one (1) piece magazine and
four (4) live ammunitions, while on the
part of Jeffrey K. Tulba, the PNP operating team were able to recover from his
possession and control
one (1) unit hand grenade
fragmentation, MK2.
Further, the team also recovered one
(1) unit caliber 5.56mm M16 A-1 Rifle (Colt AR-15) with attached M203 trigger
assembly bearing Serial No. 49 7753, two (2) pieces magazine and thirty-four
(34) live ammunitions at the vicinity of the armed confrontation.
Furthermore, it was also learned that Jeffrey
K. Tulba is one of the suspects in the killing of Manny Deloy Barrientos, Zamboanga
del Sur Provincial Jail Guard who was gunned down on April 5, 2019, at San Jose
District, Pagadian City.
On the other hand, a separate PNP Team
also implemented Search Warrant No. 19-02 (for illegal possession of One M16
rifle, One Hand Grenade, One Caliber .45 Pistol and several ammunitions)
against Elmer Hapat Tambus of legal age, married whose dwelling is located at
Purok 3, Brgy. Baluno, Dimataling.
The subject sensed the arrival of the
PNP Team which resulted to the firefight engagement with the operating personnel
in running gun battle until he was cornered and neutralized by the PNP blocking
force.
Recovered from the possession and
control of the subject were the following:
one (1) unit of Caliber .45 Pistol (MK
IV Series 80) with Serial No. 78899, with one (1) magazine and
four (4) live ammunitions; and
one (1) unit homemade Shotgun with five
(5) live shells.
After the armed confrontation, the PNP
team implemented the said search warrant at the house of the subject and
recovered one (1) unit caliber .45 pistol (M1911A1) with Serial No. 357165, one
(1) magazine and five (5) live ammunitions.
While Search Warrants Nos. 19-03, 19-01
and 19-05 against Romil Glang Mangharal, Rene Glang Mangharal Ii and Renolf
Nabacanacruz Lim yielded negative result.
The firearms seized from the possession
and control of the subjects of the Search Warrants were turned-over to the
Provincial Crime Laboratory Office, Camp Abelon, Pagadian City as matter of
investigative protocol, chain of custody of evidence and proper conduct of
forensic ballistics examination.
The subjects of the Search Warrant who
fought the police operating team and died during the operation were turned-over
to the respective family for burial rites preparation.
The served Search Warrants will be returned
by the operating team applicant to the issuing court together with the
photographs, and pieces of documentary evidence to prove the service thereof.
