CABANATUAN
CITY, Nueva Ecija – Operatives of the provincial public safety company arrested a member of
the Philippine Marines for illegal possession of firearms in Gen. Natividad,
Nueva Ecija Wednesday night.
Senior Superintendent Crizaldo Nieves,
provincial police director, identified the suspect as Jerry Casallo, 30 of
Barangay Platero, Gen. Natividad.
Casallo is assigned at the K-9 Company
of the Marines in Bagong Calarian, Zamboanga
City
Police said Casallo was driving his
blue Honda motorcycle with license plate JJ-2835 when flagged down by PPSC
operatives led by Inspector Joey Cabatin in Platero at a checkpoint set up by
the Commission on Elections.
On plain view, the lawmen spotted a caliber 45 revolver tucked on his waist
and when accosted, Casallo identified himself as a member of the Marines and
his identification card.
However, he failed to present his
permit to carry and his license as well as his gun ban exemption, prompting the
PSS operatives to arrest him.
Sei
Seized from his possession, along
with the gun are 14 pieces of live bullets. (Manny Galvez)
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