• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Police arrested a man after two unlicensed firearms were allegedly discovered in his bag during a routine checkpoint in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Oct. 19.
The suspect, identified only as alias “Nixon,” 47, of Barangay Bubog in the city, was driving a black Honda Click motorcycle without plate number when he was flagged down for inspection along Mabini Highway in Barangay Zone 14-A.
While retrieving his driver’s license, the grip of a firearm inside in his sling bag was noticed by police officers.
The suspect claimed that he was a security guard employed by DDB Agency and assigned to Java Construction Supply.
He failed to present a security guard identification card or any document that allows him to carry firearms.
Recovered from his possession were a .38 caliber revolver and a .22 caliber revolver without a serial number loaded with three rounds of ammunition.
Police also took custody of his motorcycle. | GPB
