On Thursday, search teams began to scrub south of the Philippines capital Manila for tens of dozen Allegedly killed by cock fighting participants Rogue police.
Just a few hours later, the Department of Justice issued a statement saying that a plastic bag that had “burned human bones” was regained from Lake Taal.
“This discovery could mean a significant breakthrough in a study,” the department said, adding forensic and DNA investigations that had to be drawn before conclusions.
Fifteen police officers are investigated by many mysterious disappearances in 2022. In the huge industry of cocks in the country.
Philippine Coastal Guards, located in inflatable boat speed through one of Taal craters, on the way to a place where the alleged Cockfighters bodies were thrown away
Last month, the case returned to the consciousness of the public when the appearance of a witness on television was known where the bodies were immersed in Lake Taal.
According to witness Julie Dondon Patongan, who spoke with GMA broadcaster, 100 people were killed for alleged participation in the match.
Since then, Crispin Remulla, Secretary of Justice, said that “several witnesses” could determine the place of those who have missed about 89 square miles in the lake.
Dominic Clavan, a spokesman for the department, said on Thursday that the Coastal Protection Service and Police Pre -inspection were designed to set the foundations for future diving.
However, a few hours after the end, the Department of Justice said the seekers had found a bag of human bones.
Although the initial probe was performed far from the shore, the local media reported that the bag had been detected within 10 meters (33 feet) from the shoreline.
Filipinos of all areas of life in the betting millions of dollars every week in a match between Roosters, who are struggling with the sharp metal spurs tied to their feet.
“We’re not the only victims here”
Charlene Lasco, whose missing brother, Ricardo, was an agent of direct roosters, said the priority of the victims’ families could have been resting their loved ones.
“We are delighted that (government) is doing our best to find (bodies) and resolve this case,” she told the national police headquarters in Manila. “We’re not the only victims here.”
National Police Chief Nicolas Torre said government authorities need to work quickly.
“The typhoon season comes,” he told reporters on Tuesday. “We move quickly that at least we try to find bodies. We know it’s very, very complicated.”
The Minister of Justice said on Friday that he had asked for technical assistance from Japan, including assistance in the preparation of a lake bed with a 172 -meter parts.
The Japanese Embassy in Manila told AFP that it received a request without submitting more information.
But Torre believes the Philippines had the necessary equipment to start the search.
“We have a very, very solid shipping industry here and in other Philippines, so we can do it,” he said.
Roosters’ struggles forbidden in many other countries have experienced coronavirus pandemic restrictions, going online, attracting many more gamblers using their mobile phones to help betting.
2022 The Senate survey revealed that day betting on online cock fights amounted to $ 52.4 million. USD, BBC reported. But after the men disappeared, they visited direct battles directly, and the former president eventually banned them, the BBC reports.
2020 The Philippine police officer was killed during a raid On the illegal fighting struggle under the cock blade cut the femoral artery.
Combat combat operations have also recently announced a headline in the US.
More than 40 people were arrested after a last month after a The cock fighting ring was broken In South Florida.
Earlier this year, Hundreds of birds were eradicated after a joint study caused their seizure from the alleged combat struggle operation in Kansas.
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