Man arrested for unlicensed gun, ammo

By Felipe V. Celino 

 

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A 29-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning in an entrapment operation conducted by Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-Capiz) in Barangay 8 here.

Police Major Chris Artemius Devaras, CIDG-Capiz chief, identified the suspect as Jessie Jardin of Barangay Lublub, Dumangas, Iloilo.

Recovered from Jardin was a pistol-type shotgun, a live 12-gauge ammunition, P900 boodle or fake money and P100 marked money.

Devaras said it took a week of surveillance before the entrapment operation was conducted.

Jardin is presently detained at the CIDG-Capiz detention cell while charges for violations of RA 10591 (Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition) are being readied against him.