BALAOAN, La Union, Philippines –Another suspect in the ambush of Bacnotan town councilor Onofre Almojuela was arrested in Barangay Pagleddegan here yesterday.
Roy Mique, 35, a resident of Barangay Butubut Sur is the alleged leader of the Quirino gun-for-hire group, said Superintendent Eduardo Danguecan Jr., chief of the La Union police intelligence group.
Prior to Mique’s arrest, police collared Robert Cardenas, a resident of Barangay Butubot Norte.
Police said Cardenas tried to resist arrest when he was served the warrant at a cottage in Cesmin Beach Resort in Barangay Pagdalagan.
Witnesses said Mique and Cardenas were the motorcycle-riding men who shot Almojuela while on his way home in Barangay Mabanengbeng in Bacnotan town on March 26, 2014.