Capitol Security Head Slams Mayor’s Claim

Capitol security officer Loy Anthony Madrigal rejected the allegation of Medellin Mayor Ricky Ramirez that one of the guns found from alleged drug pushers arrested in Barangay Mahawak, Medellin town, last Saturday was Capitol-issued.

“Di mi mang-issue og armas bisa’g kinsa uy. Strikto ang pag-issue ana,” said Madrigal. He said all Capitol-issued firearms were intact and that if anyone doubts it, he is willing to have it investigated even by the ombudsman.

Madrigal’s comment came after Ramirez, on his Facebook account, alleged that the Provincial Intelligence Bureau (PIB) did a whitewash on last Saturday’s raid in his town, alleging that it was to cover up the alleged Capitol-issued gun found in the possession of Jessan Bolutano, one of the arrested suspects.

“Taas man unta kog respeto sa PIB nga under the provincial director of the PNP pero klaroha sa whitewash ila gibuhat karon with regards to the gun gidaladala ni Jesan Bolutano who was apprehended here in medellin together with the slaying of Ali Ariesgado a known gun for hire. But I can only sympathize with them because they had no other recourse but to cover this up kay the gun was a Capitol issued gun that was given by Loy Madrigal and the papers covering it was signed by Gov. Davide,” said Ramirez on his Facebook status posted yesterday.

According to the Medellin Police Station, Bolutano, 35, a resident of barangay Dalingding Sur, Medellin, was the fourth suspect arrested last January 11 by the PIB. The report did not, however, say if he was in possession of a firearm.

The police, however, admitted confiscating handguns from the crime scene and all of which were turned over to the Firearms Explosives Security Service Agency and Guards Supervisory Section for the checking of their serial numbers.

As of this posting, the FESSAGS has yet to release a report about the guns.

Madrigal alleged Ramirez just wants to pull him down as this was not the first time that he dragged his name to an unsubstantiated issue.

“Iyang lugar angay’ng limpyohan because of illegal fishing. Mas maayo mao na iyang tutukan dili iyang Facebook,” Madrigal said.

Photo above: Medellin Mayor Ricky Ramirez (Image Credit: Facebook account of Mayor Ramirez)