Joseph Ingco. Photo by QCPD
MANILA, Philippines – Businessman Joseph Russel Ingco is in for more trouble as the Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosives Office (PNP-FEO) said Monday that his two firearms licenses have expired.
Ingco was tagged as the man who slugged in the face a traffic enforcer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority during a road rage incident in Quezon City recently.
The PNP FEO said that Ingco owned a Glock 9 mm pistol and a high-powered Bushmaster rifle.
A police source said the firearms had expired licenses.
The source said Ingco’s license for the Glock 9 mm pistol was approved in August 2009 and expired in June 2011.
Meanwhile, license for the Bushmaster rifle was granted by the FEO in September 2010. It expired in June 2012.
Part of the PNP FEO’s program is the Oplan Katok, which aims to trace thousands of loose firearms in the county.
Gun owners who had failed to renew their gun permits would be facing charges of illegal possession of firearms, police said.
Ingco allegedly attacked MMDA enforcer Jorbe Adriatico while the businessman was on board his blue Maserati Ghibli in Quezon City last Thursday.
He is now facing a string of charges including grave threats, robbery, serious physical injuries and direct assault against a person in authority.