Gunman in slay nabbed

The alleged gunman in the recent killing of a contractual worker of the Victorias Milling Co. in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, was arrested Monday by the police, two days after the commission of the crime.

Supt. Alexander Muñoz, Victorias police chief, yesterday said the suspect whom he identified as Arnel Dublan,21, was arrested at the VMC compound, where he was working, based on the positive identification of five witnesses, including a victim who survived the shooting incident on Jan. 14.

Dublan, who was armed with a .45 caliber pistol, allegedly shot dead Warren Jamora,35, in Brgy. 13, Victorias City, investigation of the Victorias police showed. A stray bullet also hit Susan Dianela,51, in the right arm.

Munoz said Dublan also tested positive for gunpowder burns on his left hand, after he was subjected to a paraffin test at the PNP Crime Laboratory.

Jamora and Dianela were riding on a passenger tricycle, when the shooting incident took place Saturday at Brgy. 13 in Victorias.

Two spent shells of a .45 caliber pistol were recovered from the crime scene.

Muñoz said the shooting may have been triggered by an old grudge, as the victim and suspect were working in the same company.

Murder and frustrated murder charges are now being readied by the Victorias police against Dublan, who has claimed innocence of the shooting incident.*GPB

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‘Hot’ timber, lumber seized

Timber and lumber were recovered in Hinoba-an town and San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Monday.

San Carlos City police chief, Supt. Harold Tuzon, reported to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office that they were conducting checkpoint operations at the national highway of Brgy. Punao in the city when they spotted the truck of Resmundo Rezaldy at about 2 a.m.

When they checked Rezaldy’s truck, he said, they found it loaded with about 2,500 board feet of mahogany and gmelina lumber owned by a certain “Gerry Geronda” of Villarante Vill in Brgy. 1, San Carlos City.

Tuzon added that Rezaldy showed documents for the lumber but they decided to confiscate it after noting some discrepancies on the papers presented.

The Task Force Ilahas, Sipalay City and Hinobaan town police also recovered 13 pieces of abandoned lawa-an timber estimated at 263 board feet in Sitio A2 in Brgy. Cabacungan in the town at about 9:35 a.m.

The recovered lumber is now in the custody of the Hinoba-an police.*APN

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Woman facing drug raps

Charges for illegal drug possession was filed before the Bacolod City Prosecutor’s Office Monday, against Richie Amatonding, 23, of Lizares Street in Brgy. 40, Bacolod City.

Bacolod City Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group team leader, Senior Insp. Joemarie Occeño, said.

Amantonding was apprehended at about 7 p.m. Thursday in front of a restaurant in Brgy. 12, Bacolod City by members of CAIDSTOG, conducting stake-out operations in the area.

The police seized a big plastic sachet of suspected shabu valued at P35,000, a cellular phone and P65 in cash from Amantonding during her arrest.

City Police Director Senior Supt. Ricardo De la Paz said Amantonding is the source of illegal drugs of the pushers they had arrested before. He added that the illegal drugs she is selling come from Iligan City and delivered to Dumaguete, where she buys them.

He added that their intelligence report showed that Amantindong is importing 100 to 200 grams of shabu every week in Bacolod City.*APN

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