Three fall for illegal possession of firearm

By Jennifer P. Rendon

 

Three gun owners were arrested in separate police operations in Iloilo province.

The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) identified the suspects as Hermie Agpalo, 52; Rody Baldosano; and John Paul Ambong, 33.

Members of Dumangas Police Station and the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6 (RFMB-6) nabbed Agpalo at Barangay Bolilao, Dumangas town around 11:07 a.m. of September 6.

He was collared following a search operation where he yielded a caliber .38 revolver and a 12-gauge shotgun.

At about the same time, members of San Rafael Police Station also arrested Baldosano in a raid on his house in Barangay Calaigang, San Rafael.

Police operatives recovered a caliber .38 revolver loaded with four ammunition.

At around 6:00 a.m. of Monday, Ambong was arrested with a firearm in a checkpoint at Barangay Poblacion, Alimodian.

Members of Alimodian Police Station and RFMB-6 recovered a pistol-type homemade shotgun in his possession.

The three suspects are now detained and will be charged for violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act).