Hijacked vehicles recovered in Isabela

By Charlie Lagasca

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – Eight luxury cars believed to have been carjacked were recently recovered in Isabela.

Chief Supt. Rodrigo de Gracia, Cagayan Valley police director, said the recovered vehicles were four Hyundai Accents, a Toyota Avanza, a Nissan Sentra, a Nissan Urvan and a Mitsubishi Adventure.

The vehicles, now in police custody, were seized in separate operations in the towns of Tumauini and Ilagan from Jan. 13 to 17.

The recovery of the stolen vehicles started when authorities pulled over a Hyundai Accent at a checkpoint in Baligatan village in Ilagan town.

The driver, Henry Ferrer, admitted the car was stolen and turned over three more Hyundai Accents to authorities.

Last Monday, authorities recovered a stolen Toyota Avanza driven by one ArsenioBucad, also at a checkpoint in the town proper.

Follow-up operations led to the recovery of the three other stolen vehicles.