Gunrunner nabbed in Pampanga sting
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A 24-year-old man illegally selling guns was arrested on Thursday by members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 3 in a buy-bust operation in San Fernando, Pampanga.
CIDG Region 3 chief Col. Norberto Delmas said Carlo Pineda of Purok 6, Bgy. San Pedro, Cutud, City of San Fernando was nabbed in Purok 2, Bgy. Sta. Lucia under Oplan Paglalansag Omega and Big Bertha conducted by the CIDG Pampanga and San Fernando City police.
Authorities seized from Pineda a sling bag containing one .45 pistol, a magazine for caliber .45 loaded with five live bullets, the P500 marked money, seven pieces of P1,000 boodle money, a cell phone and five plastic sachets of shabu worth at least P23,200.
Delmas said the suspect was brought to CIDG Pampanga and will be charged with violations of Republic Act (RA) 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, and RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
