From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 20): Troops launch operation to rescue abducted Zambo businesswoman
Zamboanga City -- In its bid to rescue a businesswoman abducted by unidentified gunmen in this city, government forces launched an operation Thursday against six heavily armed men who at gunpoint, snatched a lady cosmetics dealer from her residence Wednesday evening, police said.
Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca said they have immediately coordinated with the military forces to be on the lookout for a motorized banca carrying the gunmen and a woman.
The victim, Sabrina Ikbala Voon was abducted by six gunmen from her residence around 8:56 p.m. Wednesday in Calle Pohoc, Barangay Mercedes, some 12.75 kilometers east of this city.
Voon, 28, is into cosmetic products’ trading.
Huesca said investigation showed the suspects managed to gain entry into the residence of Voon when the victim’s mother, Isabel, opened the gate when one of the gunmen knocked on their gate.
The suspects poked guns on the occupants, seized the victim and sped towards the inner portion of Barangay Mercedes aboard a white van with registered plate number GPH-851, Huesca said.
He said that policemen from the Police Station 4 headed by Senior Insp. Helen Galvez recovered the van in Sitio Gapuh, Barangay Talabaan, 18.45 kilometers east of here.
He said the gunmen and the victims were not around and were believed to have boarded a motorized banca.
The getaway vehicle turned out to have been rented by the suspects from a local rent-a-car firm, Galvez said.
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Zamboanga City -- In its bid to rescue a businesswoman abducted by unidentified gunmen in this city, government forces launched an operation Thursday against six heavily armed men who at gunpoint, snatched a lady cosmetics dealer from her residence Wednesday evening, police said.
Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca said they have immediately coordinated with the military forces to be on the lookout for a motorized banca carrying the gunmen and a woman.
The victim, Sabrina Ikbala Voon was abducted by six gunmen from her residence around 8:56 p.m. Wednesday in Calle Pohoc, Barangay Mercedes, some 12.75 kilometers east of this city.
Voon, 28, is into cosmetic products’ trading.
Huesca said investigation showed the suspects managed to gain entry into the residence of Voon when the victim’s mother, Isabel, opened the gate when one of the gunmen knocked on their gate.
The suspects poked guns on the occupants, seized the victim and sped towards the inner portion of Barangay Mercedes aboard a white van with registered plate number GPH-851, Huesca said.
He said that policemen from the Police Station 4 headed by Senior Insp. Helen Galvez recovered the van in Sitio Gapuh, Barangay Talabaan, 18.45 kilometers east of here.
He said the gunmen and the victims were not around and were believed to have boarded a motorized banca.
The getaway vehicle turned out to have been rented by the suspects from a local rent-a-car firm, Galvez said.
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