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Photos released by the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the Western Mindanao Command show those arrested by security forces, among them a notorious criminal gang leader, Esmail Wali, after they were intercepted at a roadblock in Lanao del Norte’s Sultan Naga Dimaporo town. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Photos released by the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the Western Mindanao Command show those arrested by security forces, among them a notorious criminal gang leader, Esmail Wali, after they were intercepted at a roadblock in Lanao del Norte’s Sultan Naga Dimaporo town. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police are holding dozens of people, including a notorious leader of a kidnap-for-ransom gang, after they were intercepted at a roadblock in Lanao del Norte's Sultan Naga Dimaporo town, security officials said on Thursday.

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