PANGASINAN ranked first among the four provinces in Region 1 that reported the most number of persons arrested for violation of the Commission on Elections gun ban that took effect January 10 to June 8 this year.

Of the 392 persons arrested in the whole region for gun ban violation. 145 were arrested in Pangasinan, 62 in La Union, 54 in Ilocos Sur and 68 in Ilocos Norte according to the data released by the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) of Police Regional Office 1.

P/Chief Superintendent Ericson Velasquez, PRO 1 regional director, said of the 329 persons arrested in the whole region for gun ban violation, 310 were civilians, 12 were government employees, five were security guards and two were members of the PNP.

They were arrested for carrying firearms, gun replicas, air gun/airsoft gun, explosives and bladed weapons.

There 244 assorted firearms included 82 high powered and 162 low powered firearms; 30 firearm replicas, air guns and airsoft gun; 32 bladed weapons; and 36 grenade and explosives that were seized from the suspects.

Velasquez said the violators were arrested through checkpoint operations, buy-bust operations and police response.

A total of 316 incidents were recorded with 172 referred to Prosecutor’s Office, 128 filed in court, two under investigation, two referred to the Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD), 10 were dismissed by the  Prosecutor’s Office and no case were filed against two persons.

Meanwhile, Velasquez conferred on June 6 the Medalya ng Kasanayan and Medalya ng Papuri to personnel assigned at the PRO1 headquarters who rendered duties during the 2016 national and local elections. (Leonardo Micua)

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