Police arrest 3 for stealing PCG member’s gun in Tawi-Tawi
COTABATO CITY — Police in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, arrested three men on Saturday afternoon for allegedly stealing a pistol from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) member.
Authorities also recovered other firearms from the suspects during the law enforcement operation in Barangay Pababag, Bongao.
In a report to the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BAR) based in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, Lt. Col. Roy Zantua, Bongao municipal police station chief, said the three men were arrested following a complaint filed by a PCG officer.
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Col. Byron Allatog, Tawi-Tawi provincial police director, said police raided a house in Barangay Pababag and arrested the suspects. One of them was allegedly in possession of the Glock 19 pistol owned by the PCG member.
During the search, police also recovered two M16 and three M14 rifles, along with ammunition.
Allatog said the suspects did not resist arrest and allegedly admitted to the crime.
The operation followed a tip from concerned citizens about civilians carrying firearms in the village. /mcm
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