Troops recover 30 Maute firearms in Lake Lanao

Government troops on Sunday recovered 30 high-powered firearms left by Maute group members in Lake Lanao in Marawi City.

Colonel Romeo Brawner, Joint Task Force Ranao deputy commander, said joint military forces recovered the firearms during search and clearing operations in Lake Lanao near the Bandaringin Mosque in Barangay Marinaut.

He said one of the members of the search teams saw one weapon visible from the surface and dived down to get it.

He said other groups participated in the search and discovered more firearms.

“It is believed that the terrorist, during the last hours of the firefight when they have smelled defeat and when they were about to make their final escape, threw their weapons into the lake,” said Brawner.

He said troops will continue the search operations in Lake Lanao on Monday hoping to recover more firearms. —ALG, GMA News