P10-M shabu found in ex-Marawi mayor’s house
The troops, along with policemen, were conducting clearing operations in Marawi City when they stumbled upon the two kilos of illegal drugs stashed in the abandoned house of Omar Solitario Ali. John Unson/File
MANILA, Philippines - Government troops yesterday recovered two kilos of shabu worth P10 million from a house owned by the former mayor of Marawi City.
The troops, along with policemen, were conducting clearing operations in Marawi City when they stumbled upon the two kilos of illegal drugs stashed in the abandoned house of Omar Solitario Ali.
Ali was not around when troops and policemen searched his house that was reportedly used by Maute gunmen as a safehouse.
Ali was included in the arrest order issued by the Department of National Defense as implementer of martial law. He was also named by President Duterte as among the “narco politicians” involved in illegal drugs.
His younger brother Fahad Salic, also a former mayor of the city, was included in the list and was charged with rebellion for supporting the Islamic State-linked Maute group that laid siege on Marawi City for almost a month.
Officials said the discovery had bolstered suspicions that the militants were using illegal drugs in their suicidal attempts to fight government forces.
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