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BAGUIO CITY – Seven people, including five teenagers and a minor, were arrested in separate police operations in the mountainous provinces of Kalinga, Ifugao and Benguet within seven days, reported the regional police office. Thursday.
Cordillera Regional Police Office (Procor) Director Chief of Supt. Rolando Nana said that the police would examine the extent of the involvement of teenagers in the illegal possession of firearms.
"We want to look at the cases to look at the situation in more detail," said Nana in the Ilocano dialect. "We will study the number of cases of illegal possession of firearms, involving minors, so that outside of the Oplan Bakal Sita, we can offer specific programs to treat cases involving teenagers and minors. "
In a report released to the media, of the seven persons arrested, five were teenagers, including a 16-year-old youth who was considered a minor.
Five firearms of different caliber were seized from the suspects.
Nana said that the 16-year-old was turned over to the municipal social services office in La Trinidad, the capital of Benguet province.
He said that on the evening of July 7, the miner released his hand-crafted caliber. Fortunately, the store owner quickly grabbed the miner's gun and called the police.
Arrested at Balbalan, Kalinga was Bernard Legaspi Velasco Jr., 19 years old. and Kevin D Ave Gammad Dalere, 18, after being found in possession of a .45 Colt caliber loaded with eight live ammunition. The other two, Arnolfo Domingo and Angelo Lamao Gunnawa, both 19 years old, were captured after a brief chase as they tried to evade operational units the night of their return. July 2 in Barangay Bulanao in the city of Tabuk.
Nana stated that the two men had fled on a motorcycle after seeing police pursuing an "Oplan Bakal", prompting the police to hunt them down. A .38 caliber of Smith and Wesson loaded with five live ammunition was seized on both.
In Ifugao Province, Jerry Baldino, 30, of Tinoc and Domingo Natalac, 25, of Asipulo, were intercepted from the Lamut police station on July 3 in the evening aboard. a motorcycle. They reported three rifles – a .45 caliber loaded with five live ammunition, a magnum 22 loaded with three live ammunition, and a .38 caliber.
Nana said that charges of unlawful possession of firearms were filed against those. In a text message, the Cordillera police chief urged those who had firearms or unauthorized firearms to abandon their weapons to avoid being caught in the act of violating the weapons law. fire.
He ordered all units of the Philippine National Police in the Cordillera Administrative Region to launch more operations against loose guns. (PNA)
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