PCG man nabbed for selling loose firearms
An active member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was arrested for selling loose firearms in San Simon, Pampanga, the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group reported on Sunday.
The Pampanga Provincial Field Unit, together with the San Simon Municipal Police Station, conducted the buy-bust against loose firearms in Barangay San Isidro on Sept. 10, according to a news release.
The suspect, identified as alias “Ray,” is assigned at a Coast Guard Station in Manila. He was caught in the act of delivering and trading a 5.56 caliber rifle.
Also seized during the operation was a 9mm pistol.
The suspect was charged before the National Prosecution Service for violating Section 32 (Unlawful Manufacture, Importation, Sale or Disposition of Firearms) of Republic Act No. 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act) in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act) for trading loose firearms through an online platform.
