ORMOC CITY– A barangay peacekeeping officer voluntarily surrendered an improvised firearm, locally known as a “sumpak,” to local authorities on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 2, in Barangay Parasan, Leyte town.
Police identified the barangay tanod only by his alias “Bob,” 55, married, and serving as a community watchman in the said village.
According to the Leyte Municipal Police Station (MPS), the tanod handed over the homemade firearm after one of his constituents turned it in to him. The concerned resident reportedly wanted to avoid any future legal issues and asked the tanod to surrender it to the authorities.
The sumpak is now in the custody of the Leyte MPS for proper documentation and disposal.
(ROBERT DEJON)
