MANGATAREM, Pangasinan March 13 – A 62-year old man was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents after having found in his possession various types of unlicensed firearms and assorted ammunitions during the service of search warrant in his residence at Muelang, here, Sunday.
Police authorities identified the arrested individual as Leonardo Padlan Berba, 62, married, a resident of Muelang, Mangatarem, Pangasinan.
Confiscated from his possession by the operating troops were 3 homemade cal. 38 revolver, 1 converted cal. 22 rifle (SN: 01052), 1 barrel for cal .45, 1 barrel for M16 rifle, 1 cylinder for cal. 38, 1 hand guard for M16 rifle, 4 assorted live ammos & 8 assorted empty shells.
The arrested individual and the confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the Mangatarem Municipal Police Station for documentation prior to the filing of the appropriate charges against him before the provincial prosecutor’s office.
By Dexter A. See