An employee of the Shariff Aguak municipal government in Maguindanao who is also a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during an operation on April 8, 2015. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo Cacdac Jr. identified the suspect as Fahaad Zainal Biruar, 31 years old, married and a resident of Campo Muslim, Barangay Bagua Mother, Cotabato City. Biruar is also a member of the MILF Special Operations Group, Central Mindanao Command.
