Bacolod City – The implementation of the Comelec gun ban has led to the apprehension of 84 violators in Western Visayas for the period of January 12 to March 18.
A total of 90 firearms, explosives, and gun replicas were confiscated from the arrested suspects.
In a report, the Police Regional Office reported that the Negros Occidental accounted for the most violators at 24.
On the other hand, the Bacolod City Police Office netted nine violators.
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (PPO) arrested 19 violators, Capiz PPO – 14, Iloilo City Police Office – 5, Aklan PPO – 4, and three each for the Guimaras and Antique PPOs, as well as the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6.
Some of the arrested violators were uniformed personnel, PRO 6 report further said. (Gilbert Bayoran via tvds)