A joint team seized six assorted firearms from an unlicensed gunsmith during a raid in Ubay town Thursday morning.
The suspect was identified as one Genaro Evali, 32, a resident of Barangay Centinila, Ubay.
Seized during the raid were three 45 caliber pistols, two .38 caliber revolvers, a 22 magnum revolver, three barrels for guns, magazines and rounds of ammunition.
The raid was led by Chief Insp. German Mallari of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).
CIDG-7 deputy director Ritchie Posadas told Cebu media that Evali was arrested by virtue of a search warrant issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Irma Zita Masamayor.
Posadas said the suspect’s father, Genaro Sr., was not present during the raid but he will be included in the filing of criminal charges for violating the provisions of Republic Act 8294, or the Firearms Law.
CIDG-7 regional director Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said Genaro Sr. has been previously arrested by a joint team of policemen from the Bohol provincial police office and Regional Intelligence Division for the same offense.
He was released after posting bail.
According to Genaro Sr.’s wife, the charge that was earlier filed against her husband had already been dismissed.
Eleazar ordered the surveillance of activities of father and son after they received a tip from their informers that the suspects continue to engage in their activities.
There has been a rise in incidents of snatchings of cell phones by armed motorcycle-riding men in Ubay and neighboring towns.
source: Sunday Post
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