Cooking oil trader arrested over ammunition in Ivisan
By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS CITY, Capiz — A businessman engaged in selling cooking oil was arrested Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, during the implementation of a search warrant by personnel of the Ivisan Municipal Police Station in Barangay Poblacion Sur, Ivisan, Capiz.
Police identified the suspect only as alias “JR,” an adult resident of Nueva Ecija.
Authorities recovered a magazine for a .45-caliber firearm containing two live rounds of ammunition.
According to police reports, the suspect had previously been spotted carrying a firearm of undetermined caliber while walking around the town, prompting authorities to apply for a search warrant.
The report did not indicate whether a firearm was recovered during the operation.
The suspect remains in the custody of the Ivisan Municipal Police Station pending the filing of charges for alleged violation of Republic Act No. 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
The law regulates the ownership, possession, carrying and licensing of firearms and ammunition and penalizes their unauthorized acquisition or possession.
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