An officer of the Bureau of Customs-Cagayan de Oro (CDO) Port on November 11 denied reports that circulated the previous week that Roy Etulle Ancajas, killed in a shooting incident on November 9, was a member of the bureau’s Customs Police.
Alvin Enciso, intelligence officer from BOC-CDO Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) said they received reports that 45-year-old Ancajas was a member of the customs police which prompted immediate verification of his identity.
“Based on our investigation, we discovered that Ancajas is not a member of the Customs Police nor is he an employee of the bureau. There is no record of a BOC employee bearing the name Roy Ancajas,” said Enciso.
The Customs Police ID recovered from the crime scene was also fake.
But while the identification card was bogus, the BOC- CDO district collector Jamail Marohomsalic has ordered an investigation on how Ancajas was able to obtain a Customs Police ID and for what purpose.
The alleged signatory to the ID was Special Agent II Pedro Amante Jr., who is the Enforcement Security Service (ESS) administration officer.
“The Customs Police ID should have been signed by the ESS commander since it is under the ESS,” Marohomsalic added.
According to the PNP-CDO spot report Ancajas, a resident of No. 122C Cabantan Street, Mabolo, Cebu City, was found unconscious lying in a canal in Barangay Macasandig and had blood on his shirt.
According to news reports, Ancajas might have exchanged gunfire with alleged customs broker Joed Pasasadaba in Barangay Macasandig.
Pasasadaba was taken to the JR Borja General Hospital for medical treatment after he allegedly suffered five gunshot wounds.
The authorities are still determining the other facts that led to the shooting incident. ##
