Edgardo Gurrea

Edgardo Gurrea, head of the Joint Task Force Gensan, said the seized items were misdeclared as auto parts, fishing gears, kitchen utensils, and farm tools.
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Gurrea said that they usually get information from residents on the arrival of the smuggled goods, like the ones last Wednesday.

Edgardo Gurrea, chief of Task Force Gensan, swooped down on three houses armed with a search warrant issued by Municipal Trial Court Branch 2 Judge Jose Bersales and arrested eight persons.

Edgardo Gurrea, commanding officer of the Joint Task Force (JTF).

Gurrea identified the slain kidnap group member as a certain Bayang Binago.

He was positively identified as among of the group who engaged with the government troops, Gurrea said.

Gurrea said pursuing elements of the Army's 11th Special Forces Company engaged combined elements of the Abu Sayyaf and Abu Sufia groups, numbering between 30 to 40, in a running gun battle Monday afternoon.

He said the firefight lasted for about 30 minutes before the armed men withdrew towards Barangay Ned in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.

"We were lucky that during the encounter, we were able to neutralize one member of the Abu Sufia Gang," Gurrea added.
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Gurrea said the kidnap for ransom groups are trying to establish a guerilla base in the boundaries of Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat.

He said the armed men reportedly dug bunkers and foxholes in three houses near the site of the first encounter.

"Up to now, hot pursuit operation against the kidnap groups is still ongoing and hopefully we could find them in few days from now and ultimately we will be able to neutralize these elements.It is a continuing operation against Abu Sayyaf and Abu Sufia Gang," Gurrea revealed.