ORMOC CITY-A 52-year-old driver was arrested for indiscriminate firing and illegal possession of a firearm on July 15, in Town Homes Village, Barangay A. Bonifacio, Mayorga, Leyte.
The suspect, identified only as alias “Niel,” was caught in possession of a .45 caliber pistol without proper documents, according to the Mayorga Municipal Police Station (MPS).
Police said they were on mobile patrol when they received a call from a concerned resident about gunfire near the suspect’s home. Responding officers found the suspect standing in his backyard holding a firearm. When asked for documentation, he failed to produce any.
The suspect was immediately arrested. A body search yielded the .45 caliber pistol with a defaced serial number, a magazine with two live rounds, and one fired cartridge case.
Authorities informed the suspect of his constitutional rights and brought him to Mayorga MPS along with the seized evidence.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition, have been filed before the Leyte Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
(ROBERT DEJON)
