Google map of Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province.
COTABATO CITY -- Authorities arrested over the weekend a village chairman in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
In a report on Monday, Col. James Gulmatico, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CIDG-BARMM) chief, identified the arrested village executive as Reynaldo Allaga Huesca of Barangay Kauran, Ampatuan town.
Huesca was arrested in his home Saturday morning through a search warrant issued by Judge Angelito Rasalan of the Maguindanao 3rd Municipal Circuit Trial Court.
“The suspect did not resist arrest,” Gulmatico said, adding the police recovered from Huesca’s residence a shotgun, a .45-caliber pistol, and ammunition.
Charges for violation of Republic Act 10591 or the “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act” are currently being readied against the suspect. (PNA)
