Three people, including a policeman, suspected to be involved in illegal firearms sale were arrested by the police in an entrapment operation in Taguig on July 2.
The Southern Police District (SPD) Special Operations Unit conducted the operation on Acacia Street in Barangay Cembo.
The police identified the arrested suspects as alias Bobby Lewis, female, 28; alias John, 34; and alias Gary, police officer, 34.
The three arrested suspects (Photos from SPD)
The firearms seized during the operation in Taguig (Photo from SPD)
According to the police, an informant reported the alleged illegal activities of alias Bobby Lewis and her cohorts in Makati and Taguig.
The operation led to the confiscation of an M16 rifle loaded with 30 pieces of live ammunition, Glock 17 Gen 4 pistol with an Armed Forces of the Philippines logo with 17 pieces of live ammunition, an Arms Moravia gun loaded with 10 pieces of live ammunition, a motorcycle without a plate number, three mobile phones of the arrested suspects, two P1,000 bills used as marked money, and a Philippine National Police (PNP) ID under the name of alias Gary.
Police operatives used body worn cameras and alternative recording devices during the operation.
Based on the verification by the police, Gary was previously arrested in 2021 for alarms and scandals.
The arrested suspects were brought to the District Special Operations Unit and will be charged for violation of Republic Act 10591 ("Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act).