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Police: Guns of shooters club member "too much"

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CEBU, Philippines - A member of a shooters club was arrested by the authorities last Monday morning after a search of his residence in Danao City yielded firearms of different caliber.

Arrested was Joselito Villacarillo alias “Tallut,” a resident of Block 15, PG Almendras Street, Poblacion, Danao City.

The search conducted past 11 a.m. last Monday was conducted by virtue of a warrant issued by Regional Trial Court Soliver Peras.

Elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit and Regional Intelligence Division seized two 9mm KG-9 Machine pistol; six .45 caliber pistols; 12 magazines of a .45 caliber pistol; five magazines of a 9mm KG-9 machine pistol; two silencers; 30 rounds of live ammunitions of a 12-gauge shotgun; 38 rounds live ammunitions of a caliber .38 pistol; one caliber 5.56 Colt Rifle; one 12-gauge browning shotgun; one caliber .45 pistol; one .357 revolver; one .38 revolver; 174 live ammunitions of a caliber 5.56 armalite; three long magazines of a 5.56 caliber armalite; one short magazine of a 5.56 caliber armalite, and two magazines of.45 caliber pistol.

Regional Police Director Lani-O Nerez said all the firearms seized were stocked inside Villacarillo’s house and surveillance was conducted for a month before the search was made.

Nerez said they knew that Villacarillo is a member of shooters club but the firearms seized were “too much for a shooters club member.”

Nerez subsequently lauded Sr. Supt. Ramon Rafael and Sr. Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe for leading a successful operation.

Nerez said the operation was in line with the police’s campaign against loose firearms upon orders of President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo to reduce the number of loose firearm in the country by at least three percent monthly in preparation of the forthcoming elections. – Gabriel C. Bonjoc/JMO (THE FREEMAN)

ALMENDRAS STREET

CALIBER

COLT RIFLE

DANAO CITY

ELEMENTS OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION UNIT AND REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION

GABRIEL C

JOSELITO VILLACARILLO

MELVIN RAMON BUENAFE

NEREZ

PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL

RAMON RAFAEL AND SR. SUPT

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