Alleged gun runner busted in Calamba CIty

Alleged gun-runner busted in Calamba City

By: - Correspondent /
/ 05:18 PM September 10, 2024

Alleged gun-runner busted in Calamba City

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LUCENA CITY — Police arrested an alleged gun runner in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, September 10, in Calamba City, Laguna province.

The Region 4A police reported that “Neil” was nabbed at 12:33 a.m. in Barangay Palo Alto after he offered an undocumented caliber .38 revolver loaded with six bullets to a police agent posing as a buyer for P1,000.

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The policemen also found the suspect carrying a hand grenade.

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The police are investigating further to identify the source of the gun and the explosive.

They would subject the confiscated firearm to ballistic and cross-matching examinations to determine if these were used in past crime incidents.

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The suspected gun runner was detained and will face a charge of illegal possession of a firearm under the “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.”

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