Ex-blue guard nabbed with gun in checkpoint

By Jennifer P. Rendon

A former security guard was arrested for illegally possessing a handgun late afternoon of Jan. 2 in Jaro, Iloilo City.

Alias Robert yielded a caliber .45 pistol at a police checkpoint along Coastal Road at Barangay Bitoon, Jaro.

According to reports, police flagged down Robert who was driving a motorcycle. At that time, police noted that he was wearing a pair of green camouflage pants.

He was then asked to present his driver’s license.

When the suspect opened his sling bag, police saw a firearm inside.

He was asked for documents pertaining to his possession of a gun but the suspect failed to present any.

He was subsequently arrested and put in detention at the Iloilo City Police Station 3 lock-up cell.

Robert will be charged with violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act).