ILOILO City – For illegal possession of firearm, a former policeman was arrested in Barangay Kirayan Sur, Miag-ao, Iloilo.
The 48-year-old Ronald Palmo of Barangay Baybay Sur, Miag-ao was caught carrying a .45-caliber pistol loaded with several live bullets around 5:20 p.m. on Aug. 26, a police report showed.
Palmo did not have the valid documents proving his legal ownership of the weapon, the report added.
Detained in the lockup cell of the municipal police station, the suspect faces charges for violation of Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act./PN
