DAVAO CITY—Police filed charges on Thursday against a 19-year-old Pakistani for illegal possession of a firearm.
Maj. Milgrace Driz, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Davao Region (CIDG-11), said Zahir Farooq yielded a .45 caliber and ammunition when arrested on Monday in Barangay Toril here.
Farooq reportedly maintains a business in the area.
“We have information that this suspect was allegedly using illegal drugs and will eventually show his gun to brag. We conducted surveillance, and our personnel confirmed that he possessed a firearm,” Driz told the Philippine News Agency in an interview.
“We requested a firearm verification from Firearms and Explosives Office, and we found out that he is not authorized to possess or own a firearm,” Driz said. (PNA)
