The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has intensified its nationwide campaign against loose firearms in line with the 7-Point Agenda of PNP acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.
On Sept. 4, the CIDG Batangas Provincial Field Unit and local police arrested a suspect known as “Bryan” in Barangay Bolbok, Batangas City. Seized from him were a 9mm pistol, a .38 revolver, and several rounds of ammunition.
A report to CIDG acting director Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander Morico II said the suspect is a former security guard from Cainta, Rizal. He allegedly sold firearms without permits in Batangas and nearby provinces. Vince Lopez
The suspect was charged before the National Prosecution Service with violating the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Morico commended the operation, saying the confiscation removed potential “instruments of killing” from circulation and vowed relentless action against gunrunning.
