PRO9 Cops Arrests 95 Gun Ban Violators

ZAMBOANGA CITY (April 4, 2019) – The police units of Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9) has apprehended a total of 95 gun ban violators nearly three months in line with the implementation of the COMELEC election gun ban which start from January 13 – April 4, 2019.

  

Police Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Luis D Licup, PRO9 Director, said the arrested persons are composed of 88 civilians, four government forces and three government officials and were apprehended for carrying firearms, gun replicas, explosives, and bladed weapons.

The violators were arrested during the conduct of checkpoints, buy-bust operations, police patrols/response, search warrant and other police operations.

For the same period, the Police Regional Office 9 implementation of intensified police operations has seized 93 assorted firearms, including 84 guns, 2 gun replicas and 7 improvised/homemade guns.

On the other hand, a total of 917 other deadly weapons and ammunitions were also confiscated, which include 16 grenades, 22 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 874 ammunitions, and 5 bladed weapons.

Police Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Luis D Licup assures the public that the PRO9 are exerting tremendous efforts to keep the whole Zamboanga peninsula region violence-free in connection with the upcoming May 13 local and national mid-term elections.

Meanwhile, the Regional Director commended all the police units of PRO9 for a job well done. He also urged the general public and local candidates to continually support and cooperate with the authorities to attain peaceful and orderly elections. (By JONG D. CAION with PRO9 PIO PR)