Army soldier, 3 other robbery suspects arrested in Quezon

LUCENA CITY — Police arrested four heavily armed men, including an Army corporal, in an early morning operation in Catanauan, Quezon, on Thursday.

A concerned citizen alerted the Catanauan police station about suspicious men at a hotel in the town proper, one of whom was allegedly carrying a long firearm, said Police Provincial Office director Col. Romulo Albacea in a report. 

Local police, backed by officers from neighboring towns, immediately proceeded to the hotel and arrested the four suspects at around 3:40 a.m.

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Police recovered an M16 rifle, two caliber .45 pistols, a .38-caliber pistol, a hand grenade, and several rounds of ammunition and magazines.

Authorities also seized a Nissan Terrano allegedly used by the suspects. Police said they recovered two rifle grenades and two live rounds of M203 grenade ammunition from the vehicle.

According to the police, the Nissan Terrano and its license plate matched the description of a getaway vehicle reportedly used by a group of robbers who raided a convenience store in Trece Martires City in Cavite on Wednesday morning.

The robbers reportedly escaped with an estimated P131,000 worth of cash and personal belongings.

The arrested Army corporal, 35, was reportedly assigned in Pili, Camarines Sur. His three companions were identified as residents of Taguig City; Carmona town in Cavite; and San Juan town in Batangas./coa