Two alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) fell into
the hands of policemen from the Guimbal Police Station Tuesday night in a
police roadblock , Sr. Police Inspector Nolan Pedante said.
Sofronio Talaban, Sr, 60 years old and Anthony John Tejan,
34, were riding in tandem a motorcycle as they approached the checkpoint and
tried an evasive maneuver, but determined police officers held them down.
Seized from the two were a homemade shotgun, a magazine
containing 9 bullets, a 45 cal.handgun and two loaded magazines.
The suspected rebels have already spent the night in the
Guimbal police detention cell awaiting charges.
Meanwhile, police checkpoints are already in place at
strategic points around Iloilo
City
Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) Spokesman Gilbert Gorero
warned residents and visitors not to carry their firearms during the gun ban to
avoid running afoul of the law.
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