Search at village chief’s home yields cache of guns, ammunition
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Central Luzon police on Wednesday seized several firearms and ammunition during the implementation of a search warrant at the house of a barangay chairman in Nueva Ecija.
Joint operatives of the Regional Special Operations Group 3, together with elements of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 3, the Jaen police, and the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office led by Lt. Col. Jay Dimaandal, served a search warrant against Joey Pantaleon, the village chief of Bgy. San Vicente, at his residence in Purok 2, Bgy. San Vicente, Jaen, Nueva Ecija.
The search resulted in Pantaleon’s arrest and the confiscation of one cal. .9mm pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun, a cal. .380 gun, 15 live bullets for cal..9mm pistol, a magazine assembly for cal. .9mm pistol, 28 live ammunition for cal. .380 gun, two magazine assembly for cal. .380, a hallow point live ammunition for cal. .380, two holsters, and a black sling bag.
Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. said: “We have been continuously beefing-up our aggressive drive to recover seize loose firearms through continuous police operations and implementation of search warrants against illegal gun owners.“
“May this serve as a stern warning to all, especially those who have not yet renewed their licenses or turned-over their undocumented firearms, in their nearest police stations for safekeeping, that stricter penalties are imposed against violators,” Hidalgo added.
