MANILA, Philippines ? Government forces arrested an Indonesian suspected to be a Jemaah Islamiya (JI) operative in Banaybanay town in Davao Oriental on Sunday.

Mohamad Baehaqi, alias Salman and Latif Tatoh, was bagged by military intelligence agents in the house of Indarat Generoso in the village of Piso, Col. Benito de Leon, spokesperson of the Army?s 10th Infantry Division based in Davao City, said.

The raiders also recovered several firearms, bomb-making modules and materials, such as detonating cord, blasting caps and explosives, Insp. De Quincio Pante, town police chief, said.

?It was a legitimate operation though we were not informed beforehand [by the Army]. We understood it was about matters of national security so coordination with local police officials were not really necessary,? Pante told reporters on Tuesday.

Baehaqi was traced after authorities received a tip on his whereabouts, said Pante, reading from an Army report. ?Based on reports by some residents, the Indonesian has already been a visitor in the area two or three times.?

De Leon said the Indonesian was a member of the terror network blamed for a string of deadly terror attacks in the region, including the 2003 Bali bombing that killed over 200 tourists, mostly Australians.

He said the suspect?s hosts, Indarat and his son Mohar, were likewise charged on Tuesday with illegal possession of firearms and explosives at s the regional state prosecutor?s office in Davao City.

The Generoso family denied allegations that they were harboring a terrorist. They said Baehaqi, whom they only knew as Salman, only sought shelter on Saturday night.

?It was the only time we heard of him. We really do not know his background, other than he was Mohar?s former schoolmate,? said Mohtader, Mohar?s younger brother.

Mohtader said the Indonesian arrived at around 10 p.m. on Saturday supposedly to spend the night. He said it was the ?first and only time? they met Salman.

He said the family was not even able to talk to him until the time the soldiers arrested him.

?He and Mohar were whisked to a (Toyota) Revo while Papa was hauled off to a waiting multicab-type vehicle with 25th IB markings,? Mohtader said. Their hands were tied, he added.

The family assailed the Army?s conduct of the raid and said they would file a complaint at the Commission on Human Rights, Mohtader said.