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recovered jewelries in position from the suspects. |
RSOG arrest
thieves, recovers P1.2M worth of jewelries, seized guns
By RPCRD, Police Regional
Office 8
February 28, 2013
Camp Sec. Kangleon, Palo,
Leyte – A father-and-son tandem were arrested, together with the
later’s live-in partner, and more than one million pesos worth of
jewelries were recovered in a follow-up operation by the elite
Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG8) of the Police Regional
Office 8 (PRO8) against suspected thieves in Catbalogan City on
Wednesday afternoon.
Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Ragadio Soria, PRO8 Regional
Director, identified the suspects as Edwardo Pacayra y Fillas, 65,
married, a barber by occupation; his son Darwin Pacayra y Ontoca alias
Daroy, 27, tricycle driver and Darwin’s live-in partner Mariton Cinco
y Borja, 20, jobless, all residing at Pier 2 site, Brgy. 4 in
Catbalogan City.
“Our men conducted follow-up operations in connection with a thievery
incident in Catbalogan City some two weeks ago victimizing a couple
engaged in selling jewelries,” Soria informed.
Investigation conducted led to the identification of the suspects and
the location of their hide-out, prompting the police to apply for
search warrant that was granted by Judge Agerico Avila of Regional
Trial Court Branch 29 in Catbalogan City on Wednesday morning.
At around 5:00 o’ clock Wednesday afternoon, joint elements of RSOG
led by Police Inspector Constantino Jabonete, Jr. and Catbalogan City
Police Station led by Police Superintendent Avelino Doncillo, Jr.
raided the suspects’ lair that resulted to their arrest.
The raid also led to the recovery of 14 pieces assorted gold and
diamond jewelries amounting to more or less 1.2 million pesos that was
part of the more than two million pesos worth of loot that were stolen
from the victims.
Apart from the jewelries, the lawmen also found a caliber .38 revolver
loaded with one ammunition and one caliber 5.56 revolver with 6 live
bullets and one ammunition for 12-gauge shotgun.
“Cases for theft and illegal possession of firearms in relation to
Comelec gun ban are now being readied by Catbalogan police station for
filing in court against the suspects,” the Regional Director added.
The top police official further informed that follow-up operations are
also being conducted to recover the more than 800 thousand pesos worth
of jewelries that were either sold or pawned by the suspects.