one dead, 2 other arrested in Laguna, Batangas raid

Miami
May 29, 2008
Story: one dead, 2 other arrested in Laguna, Batangas raid

The Laguna Police and the Batangas police has been doing series of anti-criminality operations that lead to the arrest of two men and death of one.

A search warrant was served in the different areas of Laguna and Batangas by the elements of Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG); Regional Mobile Group (RMG4A); and Provincial mobile Group of Laguna. The first one was at around 5:20 am at the house of Montano Tolentino at Barangay Putting Lupa, Calamba City.

According to the report of PRO4A, when the police was about to approach the house of Tolentino and about to serve the search warrant, Tolentino continuously fired his gun while trying to escape. The police fired their gun as well that lead to the death of Tolentino.

Laguna provincial Police Director Chief Supt. Felipe Rojas said they have a search warrant for the illegal possession of fire arms against Tolentino. He also said that Tolentino is part of a hold-up robbery gang in CALABARZON area.

After the encounter with Tolentino, the police continued their search warrant and they recovered three .45 pistol; one caliber 32 revolver one caliber 22 rifle and assorted ammunitions and magazines.

On the second search at around 6:00 am in Sitio Kapos, Barangay San Rafael, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, the house of Garry Tumambing, Victorino Marasigan, brothers Ian Rey and Jason Marasigan, and Romeo Marasigan were also searched.

Recovered from the house of Tumambing are, one caliber 38, one caliber 30 M1 rifle, and 22 pieces of live ammunition for caliber 38 and one long magazine caliber 30 M1 rifle.

At the house of Victor Marasigan, the police recovered 22 pieces of live ammunitions for 12 gauge shotgun and two pieces of holster for short fire arms.

Both Victor Marasigan and Tumambing are now at the custody of PRO4A for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the house of brothers Ian Rey and Jason Marasigan was also searched and recovered from the house were one caliber .45, 12 live ammunition for 45 caliber one piece empty shell for 45 caliber one inside holster. But they wre not arrested because they are not at home when the search was happened.

The house of Romeo Marasigan was also searched but the police did not recovered anything from him.

The firearms recovered will be subjected to ballistics examination to determine if any use of these firearms match the pieces of evidences found at the RCBC massacre.