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Saturday, October 23, 2004
High-powered arms, ammo seized from farm guards
By Joy G. Romares
DAVAO CITY -- Nine high-powered firearms were seized from six security guards of a banana plantation in Davao del Norte during a police operation last week, said a belated report released by the police Friday.
Police conducted a surprise inspection on Darmupco banana plantation in the town of Carmen around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday last week after receiving information that the security guards there were in possession of unlicensed high-powered firearms.
Supt. Elmer D. Doyo of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Davao del Norte identified the security guards as Alfredo Mayormita, Edwin Codilla, Michael Mencidor, Ludivico Araneta Jr., Allan Magdadaro and Rody Barsaman, all of Telstar Security Agency.
"One of our reference in this inspection is 'Oplan Paglalansag Omega'-- a PNP-wide flagship project against illegal firearms," Doyo told Sun.Star Davao.
The confiscated firearms include: two M16 rifles with two magazines and 38 live ammunition; two M14 rifles with eight magazines and 135 live ammunition; two M1 carbine rifles with two magazines and 37 live ammunition; two caliber .38 revolvers with 11 live bullets; and one Garand rifle with four clips and 28 live bullets.
The arrested security guards are now at the Davao del Norte CIDG office while appropriate charges are being readied against them.
Doyo said the manager of the security agency will be included in the case.
"Jose Alberastine, the security agency's manager will be facing charges too, pero hindi kasali sa kaso ang (but not included in the case is the) banana plantation because they only hired these security guards from the agency," Doyo said.
(October 23, 2004 issue)
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