The P500,000 deposit slip recovered from the belongings of Lt.Col. Ferdinand Marcelino. (UNTV News)
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — When Lt.Col. Ferdinand Marcelino was arrested by the operatives of Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (PNP-AIDG) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) inside a shabu laboratory in Sta. Cruz, Manila. Deposit slips rendered between 2014 and 2015 were recovered inside his khaki bags.
The deposit slips were named after Marcelino. The largest deposit was made on May 26, 2014 with P500,000 followed by June 25, 2014 with P200,000;P300,000 on July 31, 2014, and P30,000 on March 4, 2015.
According to PNP-AIDG Legal and Investigation Division Chief Police Chief Inspector Roque Merdegia Jr., they have requested the service of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to verify and investigate Marcelino’s bank account.
Inside Marcelino’s bag was a 45 Glock pistol, 3 live ammunition magazines and bank books among others.
On that account, Merdegia said they will file appropriate charges against Marcelino for violating R.A. 10591 because his firearms registration has already expired which clearly violates the existing gun ban.
PCInsp. Merdegia said, “Meron na rin kaming certification coming from the Firearms and Explosive Office ng PNP na may existing siyang LTOPF (License To Own and Possess Firearm) pero ang personal na baril ay di nakarehistro, expired na. Kaya yung baril na dala niya nong mahuli siya ay walang kaukulang permiso.”
(We also have a certification coming from the firearms and explosive office of the pnp stating that he has an existing LTOPF or License To Own and Possess Firearm but his personal firearm is unregistered. So the firearm he was holding when he was arrested has no valid permit.)
There was also P86,000 cash inside his bag.
An inventory by the authorities showed that his brown wallet contained 210 US dollars, 2,510 Philippine peso, 15 Australian dollars and 20 Hong Kong dollars.
He also had a SIM card of a satellite phone, 3 BPI cards, driver’s license, scuba diving ID, Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFOR) with a validity until June 11, 2016, an Armed Forces of the Philippines identification card and Meralco bill.
Meanwhile, the keys of the Toyota Camry and 8 other keys were recovered from Chinese Yan Yi Shuo who was allegedly connected to the China-South East Asia Regional Drug Network.
Merdegia added that Marcelino’s mobile phone is currently under forensic digital examination to be used as corroborative evidence for whatever information that could be recovered from it. (LEA YLAGAN / UNTV News)
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