AGOO, la Union March 13 – A 67-year old barangay tanod was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents after having found in his possession an unlicensed firearm and several rounds of ammunitions during an operation at Nazareno, here, Sunday.
Police authorities identified the arrested individual as Virgilio Jaravata Fortes, 67, married, barangay Tanod and a resident of barangay Nazareno, Agoo, La Union.
Confiscated from his possession by the operating troops were 1 colt cal. 45 pistol without serial, 1 magazine and 8 rounds of ammunitions.
The arrested individual and the confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the Agoo 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