Highway robbery gang busted

Alert policemen foiled a highway robbery being planned by three suspects who were arrested while waiting in ambush for their next victim the other night in Caloocan City.

Arrested for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition (RA 8294) were Edwin Basay, 30, of Agudo street, Mandaluyong; Melencio Abando, 50, of 211 Martiniko street, Navotas and Fernando Rempillo, 32, of 160 Salmon street, Dagat-Dagatan, Caloocan City.

Seized from the suspects were a 9 mm pistol, a caliber .38 revolver, a pen gun, several bullets and an 11-inch fan knife.

Investigation showed the suspects were accosted at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday along Dagat-Dagatan Avenue in Caloocan City.

A team led by SPO1 Arnold Gonzales was patrolling the area when they noticed three suspicious looking men along the busy road. The police frisked the men and confiscated the weapons.

At the police station where they were taken for questioning, probers gathered that the suspects were also wanted for involvement in pervious hijackings in the area. The suspects have been detained as charges are being readied against them. — Jerry Botial