7 ALLEGED HIRED GUNS OPERATING IN CALABARZON ARRESTED IN CAVITE

OPERATIVES of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) arrested  seven suspected members of a gun-for-hire syndicate operating in Calabarzon region during simultaneous operations in Dasmariñas City, Cavite.

PNP-CIDG director Maj. Gen. Nicolas D. Torre III said the arrests were part of their effort to account for private armed groups,  loose firearms and other crime gangs in the country as ordered by PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco D. Marbil ahead of the May 12 National and Local Elections.

Members of the CIDG Regional Field Unit 4-A, with the help of officers from the  Police Regional Office 4-A’s Regional Intelligence Division and Regional Mobile Force Battalion, and the PNP Special Action Force, arrested the seven during simultaneous implementation of search warrants for violation of Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Nabbed were alias “Eduard,” alias “Jesus,” alias “Ernie,” alias “Richard,” alias “Mark,” alias “Trixcy,” and alias “Eddie.”

The suspects were arrested in Bgy. Salawag in Dasmariñas City.

According to the PNP-CIDG director, “Eduard” and “Jesus” are members of the Javier Crime Group and Caminero Crime Group respectively involved in gunrunning, contract killing and gun-for-hire activities in Cavite and Laguna.

Confiscated from the suspects were one M-16 automatic rifles, two caliber .22 rifles, one cal. .45 pistol, a cal .22 pistol, one cal. .38 revolver, one cal. .22 revolver, a silencer and various magazines and live ammunition, as well as plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, and several drug paraphernalia, including a weighing scale.

Criminal charges for violation of RA 10591 or the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Batas Pambansa 881 or the Omnibus Election Code, and the Comelec-imposed gun ban were filed against the arrested suspects.