ORMOC CITY-Operatives from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Biliran Provincial Field Unit, together with local police, recovered firearms and ammunition at the house of an electrician during the service of a search warrant at about 7:16 am on July 29, in Barangay Padre Sergio Eamiguel, Naval, Biliran.
Police identified the suspect as alias “Eson,” 58, married, an electrician, and a resident of Padre Sergio Eamiguel.
The recovery of the firearm and ammunition, leading to the arrest of the suspect, was conducted under a search warrant issued by Judge Luz Navarrete, presiding judge of Regional Trial Court -Branch 16, Naval dated July 24, 2024, for violation of RA 10591, the Comprehensive Law Against Illegal Possession of Firearms, Ammunition, and Explosives.
Recovered from the suspect’s possession during the search were one 38 caliber revolver with a defaced serial number; two live ammunition for the .38 caliber; and a 38 caliber revolver marked “Shooters.”
Charges for violation of RA 10591 have been filed at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office against the suspect, who is temporarily detained at the locked-up cell of Naval Municipal Police Station.
(ROBERT DEJON)
