CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- Authorities on Friday morning recovered grenades, a firearm, and suspected illegal drugs at the home of former Marawi City Mayor Fajad Salic in a subdivision here.

Recovered during the serving of a search warrant were 4 M203 grenades, a rifle loaded with 120 ammunition, 10 sachets of suspected methamphetamine, locally known as 'shabu,' 3 plastics with suspected shabu residue, 5 cellphones, 3 outside holsters, a pistol case, and a rifle case.

The implementation of the search warrant was witnessed by barangay officials and Salic.

The former mayor denied owning the recovered items and refused to sign the orderly search document presented by authorities.

Police Superintendent Melgar Devaras of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Region 10 said the operation was jointly done with Police Regional Office 10, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division.

A vehicle parked outside Salic's residence will also be subject to authorities' investigation as they believe it also contains illegal items.

Salic is currently under CIDG custody after he was arrested in a police checkpoint in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental Tuesday evening.

The arrest was made due to a warrant issued by the Department of National Defense for a case of rebellion.