Suspect arrested for selling unlicensed firearm
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Authorities last Jan. 10 arrested an individual for selling unlicensed firearms during an entrapment operation in Liloan, Cebu.
According to the National Bureau of Investigation on Thursday, agents from its Cebu District Office were able to purchase a KG9 submachine pistol for P23,000 from the suspect, identified as Brylle Alforque La Villa.
La Villa agreed to meet with the buyer near a bridge in Barangay Catarman, where he was then arrested for violation of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
Authorities were able to recover the marked money as well as the submachine pistol from La Villa.
The NBI said that the suspect was presented for inquest proceedings by the Provincial Prosecutor of Cebu on Jan. 10.
