ILOILO City – Police arrested a man who owns an unlicensed gun in Barangay Compo, San Enrique, Iloilo.
A .45-caliber pistol loaded with several bullets was seized from 56-year-old Joselito Valencia, a police report showed.
Personnel of the San Enrique police caught Valencia – resident of Barangay Poblacion, Dingle, Iloilo – carrying the firearm in Barangay Compo at around 9:15 p.m. on May 23.
Valencia did not have the valid documents proving his legal ownership of the weapon, the report added.
Detained in the lockup cell of the municipal police station, the suspect faces charges for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act./PN
