1,950 nabbed for gun ban violation in Central Luzon

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – At least 1,950 people have been arrested and 1,916 assorted firearms confiscated in Central Luzon since the start of the election gun ban on Jan. 13.

Senior Superintendent Moro Virgilio Lazo, deputy director for operations of Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3), said among those arrested were 25 government officials, 1,785 civilians, 13 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and 23 from the Philippine National Police.

A member of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, 22 security guards and two members of the Citizens Armed Force Geographical Units were also among those arrested.

Police have filed charges against all the arrested persons.

Lazo told The STAR that among all regions, PRO-3 has registered the most number of confiscated firearms from Jan. 13 to March 23.