Gunrunner suspect arrested

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A 38-year-old man allegedly selling a 9mm pistol was arrested in a police operation that also yielded suspected shabu worth P81,600 along 15th Street Extension in Barangay Nazareth on 30 October.

The suspect, identified only as alias “Nonoy,” a resident of Barangay Patag, was arrested at around 7:55 p.m. after a poseur-buyer purchased a 9mm Shooters 1911 pistol from him.

The firearm reportedly had no magazine and serial number.

The operation was conducted by the City Intelligence Unit of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO) following the transaction.

During a body search after the arrest, police also recovered two sachets of suspected shabu weighing approximately 12 grams, a sling bag and the buy-bust money.

The suspect is facing charges under Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, and Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

He remains in the custody of the City Intelligence Unit of the COCPO while the seized pistol and suspected illegal drugs are being examined in the laboratory.