The Philippine National Police (PNP) - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) recovered more explosives buried in a vacant lot at the sugar mill compound owned by former Negros Oriental governor Henry Pryde Teves in Barangay Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental.
In a report by RH Val Gonzales on Monday, PNP-CIDG had seized explosive devices (IED), rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), firearms, and bullets worth almost Php 19 million using a backhoe.
The items were buried in a 10 feet deep pit.
The PNP-CIDG is looking at the connection of the seized explosives and firearms to the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Central Mindanao.
LOOK: Mga high-powered firearms, sangkaterbang mga bala, at iba pang armas at gun accessories na nasamsam sa sinalakay na sugar mill compound na pagmamay-ari ni ex-Gov. Pryde Henry Teves sa Negros Oriental inihaharap sa media sa Camp Crame | via @dzrh5 Val Gonzales pic.twitter.com/IUWF26T7wC
— DZRH NEWS (@dzrhnews) March 27, 2023
This is the second raid that the PNP-CIDG conducted on Teves' properties.
Last Friday, it recovered firearms and ammunition at HDJ Bayawan Agri-Venture Corp during the raid.
Three men were also arrested and they were identified as:
- Nigel Lagunay Electona - chief security of the HDJ, Tolong Compound
- Jeson Baillo Timtim - security guard
- Dionilo Estoconing Mayagma Jr. - firetruck driver at Caranoche, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental
