LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine National Police office in the Bicol region (PNP-Bicol) on Saturday seized a cache of high powered firearms in Camarines Sur and on Friday night arrested 10 armed individuals on Masbate, as both provinces remained under tight watch for the presence of private armed groups that can cause election-related violence.
Maria Luisa “Malu” Calubaquib, PNP-Bicol regional spokesperson, said a special task force in Masbate led by Senior Supt. Lito Pitallano and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Friday night apprehended 10 persons for violation of the Comelec gun ban in Baleno town, Masbate, and confiscated 27 high-powered firearms at the residence of village chieftain in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, on Saturday morning.
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