Gun, shabu seized from motorcycle rider in Batangas
LUCENA CITY — A motorcycle rider was arrested Wednesday at a police checkpoint in Nasugbu, Batangas, and yielded an illegal firearm and shabu (crystal meth).
The Batangas police reported on Thursday that cops conducting a checkpoint flagged down motorcyclist “Rogelio” in Barangay Putat at 6:55 p.m. for routine inspection.
While the authorities were inspecting the vehicle’s documents, the rider suddenly fled, prompting other policemen to chase him until he was cornered.
During the routine frisking, the police found the suspect carrying an undocumented caliber .38 revolver loaded with five bullets and two plastic sachets containing shabu worth P1,020.
The suspect was placed under police custody and is facing charges of violating the firearm law, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and the election gun ban.
The police also impounded the suspect’s motorcycle.