Gun Ban violators reach 112
Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 has now recorded to date 112 violators of gun ban in Western Visayas.
The number of persons arrested include 93 civilians, two members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, six government officials and 11 other violators (security guards, NPA, and CAFGU).
As a result, a total of 90 firearms, 27 bladed weapons and five grenades were confiscated from the violators.
With these, there are now 92 cases filed in court while 13 cases are still being prepared for filing.
Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (PPO) still has the most number of arrested persons with 36, with 34 firearms confiscated, and 26 cases filed. Bacolod City Police Office (PO) has 19 persons arrested with 11 firearms confiscated, and 16 cases filed. Capiz PPO comes close with 16 persons arrested, confiscated 15 firearms and filed 14 cases. Antique PPO has arrested 9 persons, confiscated 9 firearms, and filed nine cases.
PRO6 director, Police Chief Superintendent Isagani Cuevas said that the increase of apprehensions on the violation of Comelec gun ban is a manifestation of the intensified operations of our law enforcers especially on the conduct of checkpoints/chokepoints and other saturation drives.
“We have to continue our enhanced police visibility operations to apprehend those who violate the gun ban to achieve an orderly, honest and peaceful elections comes May 10, 2010,” he added.