Investigators said Percival Miranda of the said barangay was the first gun ban violator arrested in Nueva Ecija amid the election period.
Miranda was flagged down around 7:45 p.m. at a checkpoint attended to by a combined force of Nueva Ecija police’s 2nd provincial mobile field company and the municipal police office.
When accosted, authorities found a .45-caliber pistol from Miranda, police said.
The suspect failed to present a certificate of authority to carry a firearm.
Criminal complaints of violation of the Comelec gun ban and Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act were filed against Miranda. INQ
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