P2.5-M smuggled goods seized by JTFC

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao ---  Smuggled goods worth around P2.5-M was confiscated by the Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) last January 22 in Malabang, Lanao del Sur.

The confiscation of the smuggled goods and apprehension of the personalities was done by the Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT)-5 of the 1st Marine Brigade under the JTFC while conducting area security at the shorelines of Barangay Mable of Malabang town.

The smuggled items, which consisted of 180 boxes of smuggled cigarettes, were loaded into a motorized banca.

Five persons on-board the motorized banca were identified as Usman Hadjirol, 37; Madjid Hussin Pustahan, 35; Omar Hadjirol, 40; Faisal Amat, 26; and a 17-year old minor.

One of the apprehended personalities said that they emanated from Sulu province before reaching Lanao del Sur.

The commander of JTFC, Maj. Gen. Diosdado C. Carreon, congratulated the Marine troops for their commendable feat in their new area of jurisdiction.

The troops of the MBLT-5 properly documented the apprehended personalities, watercraft, and smuggled goods before they were turned over to Malabang Municipal Police for proper disposition. (DPAO, 6TH ID, MINDANAO EXPOSE')