From the Manila Bulletin (Sep 1): Huge firearms cache seized in Caragara
Police seized a cache of firearms enough to arm a platoon of soldiers in a raid in Caragara town, Leyte, a police official said over the weekend.
Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) head, Director Benjamin Magalong, said the confiscated firearms, which are either locally-made or locally-assembled, were found in the house of Cleto Molo.
Magalong said a background check revealed that Molo is a local gunsmith who is popular with both criminals and locals who want a gun for a very cheap price.
“He was arrested during the operation. We are now trying to establish who his clients are,” said Magalong, adding that the operation was carried out in Molo’s house in Barangay Guindapunan West.
Seized, he said, were 39 long and short firearms.
He added that ammunition and magazine assemblies including a firearms marker, electric grinder and a drill believed to have been used to construct or assemble firearms and weapons were also confiscated.
“The size of the cache is exceptional and the danger that these weapons fall in the wrong hands cannot be underestimated,” said Magalong.
Police here, of late, have intensified the campaign against loose firearms as part of overall efforts to step up the drive against crime in the province.
Based on police records, over 90 percent of criminal cases involved the use of firearms.
Magalong said Molo was slapped with a case for violating the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591).
http://www.mb.com.ph/huge-firearms-cache-seized-in-caragara/
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