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Police in Baggao, Cagayan, said they confiscated an M16 rifle, two hand grenades, a magazine, and ammunition from the home of Amanda Socorro Echanis, daughter of the assassinated Anakpawis president Randall Echanis. (Photo by Cagayan Valley Regional Police Office)
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines – Police in the province of Cagayan said they seized an M-16 assault rifle, a magazine, two hand grenades and ammunition from the 32-year-old daughter of the assassinated Anakpawis president and peace adviser Randall Echanis.
Amanda Socorro Echanis, alias Waya and Julian, was arrested for alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives at Barangay Carupian in the city of Baggao around 3:30 am on Wednesday, Brig said. General Crizaldo Nieves, chief of the Cagayán Valley Regional Police Office.
She was with her 1-year-old baby when the police arrested her.
The authorities accused Echanis of being the finance officer of the West Front-Komiteng Probinsya ng Cagayan (KOMPROB) of the Cagayan Valley Regional Party Committee of the New People’s Army operating in the region.
The police searched his house based on a warrant issued by Judge Sheila Gacutan-Labuguen of the Baggao Municipal Court of First Instance.
Amanda’s alleged cast partner, identified as Isabela Advent, aka Buting, Buth, YC, Bom, Resty, Belen, Jorly, remained at large, investigators said.
Police said they seized from the Advent safe house in Barangay Carupian a 9mm Uzi machine gun with five bullets, 60 bullets for an M-14 rifle, a hand grenade, 20 bullets for an M-26 rifle, two grenades. handheld and an improvised explosive. device.
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