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Internal affairs wants 10 cops in illegal house search sacked

Internal affairs wants 10 cops in illegal house search sacked

Maan Macapagal,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Nov 24, 2017 09:23 AM PHT

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(UPDATED) The Philippine National Police Internal Affairs Service has recommended the dismissal of 10 of the 15 Caloocan police officers involved in an illegal search of a house last September.

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The PNP-IAS recommended to PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa the dismissal from service of S/Insp. Warren Tano Peralta, PO1 Ariel Furlo, PO1 Marvin Poblete, PO1 Sherwin Rivera, PO1 Jay Gabata, PO1 Sampang Sampurna II, PO1 Louie Serrano, PO1 Jay-ar Sabangan, PO1 Jaime Natividad, and PO1 Michael Angelo Miguel.

The unit also wanted Chief Inspector Timothy Aniway Jr., commander of the Police Community Precinct 4, suspended for 50 days.

The police officers were involved in the illegal search of the house of Gina Erobas in Barrio Sta. Rita, Barangay 188 in Tala, Caloocan City last September 7, 2017.

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PNP IAS Inspector General Atty. Alfegar Traimbulo said they will submit the recommendation within the day or tomorrow after investigation showed that the cops violated police operational procedure.

Caloocan police chief Sr. Supt. Jemar Modequillo earlier said police "assets" stole more than P30,000 in valuables and cash from the businesswoman's house during the raid.

CCTV footage of the alleged anti-drug operation saw a disabled police asset, later identified as Mark Andrada Dizon, wielding a firearm while leading several police officers into a house that was allegedly used as a drug den.

Another alleged asset, a minor, could be seen stuffing cellphones and watches in his pockets while one police officer signaled to him to keep quiet.

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"I saw lapses. May na-overlook lang things that they are supposed to do..." Modequillo said.

He said the police team leader failed to directly supervise his men and even allowed one police asset to wield firearms.

"We don't need the one there yung pilay (Dizon) na they authorized to bring firearms. That is actually a violation of the procedures," he said.

Asked if what happened can be attributed to lapses or "just plain robbery", he said: "That is actually lapses because what is really needed is close supervision of the one handling those assets. The police commander or the team leader. He should have full control of the ones coming in."

He particularly cited the police officer who put a finger on his lips so that the asset who was stealing cell phones will keep quiet.

"He knows what those assets are doing. Talagang masabi natin na may mga pagpayag sa mga ginagawa ng assets na iyon," he said.

Modequillo said the raid was actually a follow-up operation after a drug suspect had pinpointed the house as the source of illegal drugs.

"As far as I heard, I learned from the police involved in the operation that that particular youth has that knowledge with regard to that particular individual who [was] pinpointed...allegedly as the source of the illegal drugs that has been confiscated from yung nahuli nila prior to that operation," he said.

"Dapat may search warrant, 'yan ang legal . Pero kung time-constrained pwede ka mag follow-up talaga dahil continuing crime." With ANC

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