Policemen man a checkpoint in North Cotabato’s Tulunan where they arrested a car owner after his vehicle yielded a gun on Sunday, January 17, 2009. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Geo Solmerano)NORTH COTABATO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / January 18, 2010) – Police arrested a car owner after his vehicle yielded an automatic pistol and ammunition at a government checkpoint in North Cotabato’s Tulunan town.
The car was stopped at the checkpoint Sunday where policemen were enforcing the gun ban. The driver, whose name was not released by the authorities, was immediately arrested after he failed to show permits and other documents for the gun.
Policemen manning the checkpoint were led by Inspector Joan Ressurecion, of the Cotabato Provincial Public Safety Management Company. The confiscated weapon was turned over to Senior Inspector Ramil Hojilla, of the Tulunan police force for ballistic examination and proper filing of charges against the driver for violating the gun ban.
“The gun owner is temporarily detained at the Tulunan police station while waiting for inquest proceeding,” said Chief Inspector Gilberto Tuzon, the company commander of the Cotabato Provincial Public Safety Management Company.
The Commission on Elections imposed a total gun ban in the country this month ahead of local and national polls to prevent election violence. Only duty policemen and soldiers and members of law enforcement agencies are authorized to bear arms.
The gun ban took effect January 10 and will stay until June this year. (Geo Solmerano)
The car was stopped at the checkpoint Sunday where policemen were enforcing the gun ban. The driver, whose name was not released by the authorities, was immediately arrested after he failed to show permits and other documents for the gun.
Policemen manning the checkpoint were led by Inspector Joan Ressurecion, of the Cotabato Provincial Public Safety Management Company. The confiscated weapon was turned over to Senior Inspector Ramil Hojilla, of the Tulunan police force for ballistic examination and proper filing of charges against the driver for violating the gun ban.
“The gun owner is temporarily detained at the Tulunan police station while waiting for inquest proceeding,” said Chief Inspector Gilberto Tuzon, the company commander of the Cotabato Provincial Public Safety Management Company.
The Commission on Elections imposed a total gun ban in the country this month ahead of local and national polls to prevent election violence. Only duty policemen and soldiers and members of law enforcement agencies are authorized to bear arms.
The gun ban took effect January 10 and will stay until June this year. (Geo Solmerano)
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