TWO persons were arrested in separate places in the province in connection with the intensified campaign of the police against loose firearms.

Supt. Ricardo Tamayo, police deputy provincial director for administration; and Supt. Tito Dacpano, police community relations officer, presented one of the suspects in a press conference Friday afternoon at the Dagupan City police station.

Presented in handcuffs was Victorino Lucena, alias Fred, farmer, of sitio Baong, barangay San Isidro, Rosales who was arrested Thursday by elements of the Regional Intelligence Division, Pangasinan Intelligence Branch, Regional Mobile Group and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group jointly led by Sr. Supt. Noli Taliño and Supt. Rolando Magno.

The other suspect who is already out on bail was identified as Eduardo Lopez alias Cornel, of barangay Gueset Norte, San Manuel. He posted a cash bond of P80,000 for his temporary freedom.

Confiscated from the house of Lucena were two Cal. 5.56 armalite rifles (Hydramatic and Colt), four long magazines and three short magazines assembly for M16 rifles.

Neighbors of Lucena informed the police that the suspect, a farmer, was keeping high-powered firearms in his house.

The other suspect (Lopez) yielded a cal. 45 pistol when his house was raided by the police.

All the firearms of the suspects are now being subjected to ballistic tests to find out if they cross-matched with the bullets found in crime scenes. -LM

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