ZAMBOANGA CITY – Policemen seized 53 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing nearly 3,000 pounds - which is widely used by rebels and terrorists in the manufacture of explosives - following the arrest of a man in the southern province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a regional police spokeswoman said.
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Friday, March 15, 2019
Soldiers seized boat loaded with chemical used as IED ingredient
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Patrolling soldiers have intercepted a motorboat attempting to smuggle over three dozen bags of ammonium nitrate in Basilan province, a stronghold of pro-ISIS Abu Sayyaf group in southern Philippines, the military said Friday.
It said four people were taken into custody by the soldiers and being interrogated by the military. The chemical, which is banned in the Philippines, is usually used by rebels as a key ingredient in the manufacture of homemade bombs. It did not say how many kilos were seized from the four men, but each bag of ammonium nitrate typically is 25 kilos.
The military said the chemical originated from Siasi Island off Sulu province and heading to Basilan when members of the 83rd and 84th Inshore Boat Companies spotted and intercepted the boat and arrested its skipper and passengers. It was not immediately known whether those being held by the soldiers are members of the Abu Sayyaf or other rebel group operating in Basilan.
Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said those arrested will be handed over to the police so criminal charges can be filed against them. “Sailors and marines operate in maritime areas of Western Mindanao to curb smuggling and other illegal activities that affect the security and development in Mindanao,” he said.
Just last month, police also seized half a ton of ammonium nitrate following a sea chase off Zamboanga City that led to the capture of five men. A maritime police patrol spotted a suspicious boat off Taluksangay village on February 23 and gave chase after the vessel did not stop for security inspection.
The boat was eventually apprehended and its passengers arrested after policemen discovered its cargo of 20 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing 25 kilos each and had markings that showed it was made in South Korea by Huchems Fine Chemical Corporation. (Mindanao Examiner)
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It said four people were taken into custody by the soldiers and being interrogated by the military. The chemical, which is banned in the Philippines, is usually used by rebels as a key ingredient in the manufacture of homemade bombs. It did not say how many kilos were seized from the four men, but each bag of ammonium nitrate typically is 25 kilos.
The military said the chemical originated from Siasi Island off Sulu province and heading to Basilan when members of the 83rd and 84th Inshore Boat Companies spotted and intercepted the boat and arrested its skipper and passengers. It was not immediately known whether those being held by the soldiers are members of the Abu Sayyaf or other rebel group operating in Basilan.
Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said those arrested will be handed over to the police so criminal charges can be filed against them. “Sailors and marines operate in maritime areas of Western Mindanao to curb smuggling and other illegal activities that affect the security and development in Mindanao,” he said.
Just last month, police also seized half a ton of ammonium nitrate following a sea chase off Zamboanga City that led to the capture of five men. A maritime police patrol spotted a suspicious boat off Taluksangay village on February 23 and gave chase after the vessel did not stop for security inspection.
The boat was eventually apprehended and its passengers arrested after policemen discovered its cargo of 20 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing 25 kilos each and had markings that showed it was made in South Korea by Huchems Fine Chemical Corporation. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Sunday, February 24, 2019
500 kilos of chemical used as IED ingredient seized in Zambo
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized half a ton of ammonium nitrate, widely used by rebels and terrorists in the manufacture of explosives, following a sea chase that led to the capture of 5 men in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga.
A maritime police patrol spotted a suspicious boat off Taluksangay village on Saturday and gave chase after the vessel did not stop for security inspection. The boat was eventually apprehended and its passengers arrested after policemen discovered its cargo of 20 bags of ammonium nitrate.
Each bag is weighing 25 kilos. The ammonium nitrate, made in South Korea by Huchems Fine Chemical Corporation, is a common ingredients in improvised explosives and is banned in the Philippines.
Police were interrogating those arrested Ismol Malsani, Kadoh Kahamkam, Jinali Marosali, Makamil Malan and Mastal Malsani to determine whether if they are members of any rebel group or who was behind the foiled smuggling of the chemical to Zamboanga.
Just this month, a group of communist insurgents surrendered to the military and handed over 40 kilos of ammonium nitrate and 190 blasting caps they used in making homemade bombs in Compostela Valley’s Monkayo town, also in the restive region.
Last year, police raided a house in Taluksangay village and seized two one-liter bottles containing ammonium nitrate and weapons from Samandi Imbas and Sagumbahar Akbar.
In August 2017, police here also confiscated 300 kilos of ammonium nitrate and dozens of blasting caps in a raid on a house in the coastal village of Arena Blanco.
The house owner, Pagal Aliasan, 25, admitted purchasing the chemical from the black market in Tawi-Tawi, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, and sold homemade explosives to fishermen. (Mindanao Examiner)
A maritime police patrol spotted a suspicious boat off Taluksangay village on Saturday and gave chase after the vessel did not stop for security inspection. The boat was eventually apprehended and its passengers arrested after policemen discovered its cargo of 20 bags of ammonium nitrate.
Each bag is weighing 25 kilos. The ammonium nitrate, made in South Korea by Huchems Fine Chemical Corporation, is a common ingredients in improvised explosives and is banned in the Philippines.
Police were interrogating those arrested Ismol Malsani, Kadoh Kahamkam, Jinali Marosali, Makamil Malan and Mastal Malsani to determine whether if they are members of any rebel group or who was behind the foiled smuggling of the chemical to Zamboanga.
Just this month, a group of communist insurgents surrendered to the military and handed over 40 kilos of ammonium nitrate and 190 blasting caps they used in making homemade bombs in Compostela Valley’s Monkayo town, also in the restive region.
Last year, police raided a house in Taluksangay village and seized two one-liter bottles containing ammonium nitrate and weapons from Samandi Imbas and Sagumbahar Akbar.
In August 2017, police here also confiscated 300 kilos of ammonium nitrate and dozens of blasting caps in a raid on a house in the coastal village of Arena Blanco.
The house owner, Pagal Aliasan, 25, admitted purchasing the chemical from the black market in Tawi-Tawi, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, and sold homemade explosives to fishermen. (Mindanao Examiner)
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