Police in Western Visayas (PRO 6) made two significant arrests on November 23, 2024, as part of intensified campaigns against illegal firearms and drugs. In Negros Occidental, alias Benjie, 46, was apprehended during a search warrant operation, yielding a .38 revolver, live cartridges for both .38 and .45 calibers. In Iloilo, alias Kanding, 50, a high-value individual from Dingle, was arrested in a buy-bust operation.
POLICE operations led to two significant arrests in the intensified campaigns of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas against illegal firearms and drugs on November 23, 2024.In Barangay Lantad, Silay City, Negros Occidental, a 46-year-old man known as alias Benjie was apprehended at 10:25 a.m. during a search warrant operation conducted by the Silay Component City Police Station and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office Intelligence Unit. Authorities recovered a caliber .
Operatives from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office Drug Enforcement Unit and the New Lucena Municipal Police Station seized approximately 89 grams of suspected shabu worth P605,200. PRO 6 Director Police Brigadier General Jack Wanky commended both operations and highlighted the importance of community involvement in maintaining peace and order.
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