Carnap gang busted in Cotabato City

COTABATO CITY - Police authorities here took two steps ahead of suspected carnap gang members and arrested two mencaught in the act stealing a motorbike Wednesday.A companion was also arrested during follow up operation.Elements of Police Station 4 arrestedRuel Amolat Barredo, 28 of Supermarket
site, Mohammad Salik Glang, 34 of Barangay Poblacion, Kabuntalan, Maguindanao and a minor.At past 10 p.m. Wednesday, Adbulrauf Omar was driving his motorbike along Marquez area, Barangay Mother Poblacion when two men flagged him down and forcibly took his bike.Responding police officers and village watchmen put up a choke point along Tanghal Bridge in Barangay Bagua Mother.Few hourslater, suspect Barredo and his companion, a minor, were flagged down by police authorities. They were arrested for possessing a motorbike without documents as police suspected it was the same vehicle taken from Omar in Poblacion Mother.The two admitted the bike was carnapped and that they had another companion billeted at Polar Lodge along Quezon Avenue.The suspects led the police to Polar Lodge where Glang was arrested. Three sachets of shabu were taken from him.At the police station investigation room, the three blamed each other for the robbery.