Police arrested a 58-year-old carpenter for alleged illegal possession of firearms in Muntinlupa on Aug. 22.
Col. Kirby John Kraft, acting director of the Southern Police District (SPD), identified the suspect as Rosalio Cañete Jr., who was nabbed during an anti-criminality operation by Muntinlupa police in Sitio Pag-asa, Barangay Cupang.
Elements from the Ayala Alabang Substation and Muntinlupa Police’s Intelligence Section were conducting an operation when they saw Cañete standing in an alley with a brown bag.
As they approached him, they noticed a firearm tucked in his waist, prompting them to frisk the suspect who was later found carrying a .45-caliber pistol.
The police officers asked the suspect for documents for the firearm but he failed to produce any that led to his arrest.
Recovered from him were one .45-caliber pistol with one live ammunition, one magazine loaded with four pieces of live ammunition, and two .38-caliber revolvers loaded with live ammunition.
Police said the suspect will be charged for violation of Republic Act 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) before the Muntinlupa Prosecutor’s Office.