PEÑRRUBIA, Abra April 23 – A26-year old man was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents after having found in his possession an alleged unlicensed firearm and live ammunitions in a checkpoint at Lusuac, here, Sunday.
Police authorities identified the arrested individual as Benson Damian Ballia, single, 26 years old and resident of barangay Tabiog, Bucay, Abra.
Confiscated from his possession by the operating troops were a calibre .45 pistol with an inserted magazine containing 7 live ammunitions.
The arrested individual and the confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the local police station for documentation prior to the filing of the charges for violation of the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms Law against him.
By Dexter A. See