ROXAS City – A man was nabbed at a checkpoint in Sigma, Capiz after police officers found a gun in his possession.
The 30-year-old Anthony de los Santos of Barangay Poblacion, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo now faces charges for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
De los Santos was on board a motorcycle with his back rider Rodel Barcelona when officers from the municipal police station flagged them down at the checkpoint on Saturday in Barangay Poblacion Sur, Sigma.
The police recovered a .45-caliber pistol loaded with live bullets from de los Santos’ bag.
De los Santos failed to present the pertinent documents of the firearm, thus his arrest, police said./PN
