NEGROS Occidental – Police arrested a 28-year-old man for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition in Barangay Bantayan, Kabankalan City in this province.
Armed with a search warrant, officers of the Kabankalan City Component Police Station and 604th Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6 swooped down on the house of alias “Mark” in the village’s Purok Upper Baras around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 17.
Recovered during the operation were caliber .357 revolver, six live cartridges for the said firearm and one live cartridge for caliber .38.
Brigadier General Jack Wanky, director of the Police Regional Office 6, lauded the Negros Occidental police’s intensified campaign against loose firearms.
“Despite our achievements, our efforts will be intensified not only on loose firearms but against all illegal activities across the region,” Wanky added.
The suspect was detained at the Kabankalan City Component Police Station. He was charged with violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act)./PN
Alias “Mark” yielded caliber .357 revolver, six live cartridges for the said firearm and one live cartridge for caliber .38 during a raid in Barangay Bantayan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Nov. 17, 2024. KABANKALAN CCPS PHOTOS
