LUCENA CITY––Police arrested Wednesday two alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and seized an unlicensed firearm and explosives in Sariaya, Quezon. Combined police and Army soldiers armed with an arrest warrant swooped down at 2 a.m. on the safe house of the suspected rebels––Erlindo Custodio, 53, and Wilfrido Caparaño, 60––in Barangay Manggalang 1 of the town, Colonel Joel Villanueva, Quezon provincial police chief, said in a report. ADVERTISEMENTThe report said the police found Baez in possession of one caliber .45 pistol, two magazines, 11 bullets, and one hand grenade. Both suspects are residents of Batangas province, the report added. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2021 04:07 UTC