Teddy Borja | iMINDSPH
A 25-year-old mechanic identified as alias “Bels” and a 23-year-old Student identified as alias “Kim” were apprehended in a checkpoint operation conducted by elements of Police Station 3 at Crossing Bubong, Mother Barangay Tamontaka, Cotabato City, at 11:55 PM, Tuesday.
Authorities said the suspects were intercepted riding a black motorcycle without a plate number. Upon inspection, a caliber .45 pistol with no serial number was confiscated from their possession and loaded with ammunition.
Eight heat-sealed plastic sachets believed to contain suspected shabu, an improvised tooter, a disposable lighter, and a motorcycle were also seized in the operation.
The operation was witnessed by media correspondents, a representative from the Department of Justice, and a barangay official.
The confiscated items were immediately brought to the station for documentation and later transferred to RFU-BAR PC Hill, Cotabato City, for Ballistic Examination, Qualitative, and Quantitative Examination.
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