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nabbed for loose firearm A
policeman assigned at the Corella police station with a record of alleged illegal
use of drugs was arrested on Tuesday for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition.
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Jasper Necesito, who is already facing dismissal from the police service, was
arrested after he was seen at the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO)
with a gun tucked under his shirt.
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Julius Muñez, commander of the 705th Provincial Mobile Group, said he saw
Necesito, who was wearing civilian clothes, walking towards the supply office
of the NOPPO at about 9:15 a.m.. Tuesday and noticed the bulge on his side.
When
accosted, Necesito failed to present documents to prove that the firearm he was
carrying was legitimate.
Necesito
yielded a.45-caliber pistol, a magazine and eight live rounds of ammunition.
Muñez
said the firearm had a license that expired as early as Nov. 9, 2001 and that
Necesito also did not have a permit to carry it. | He
filed charges against Necesito for illegal possession of firearms, saying that
even a policeman cannot carry a personal firearm without a license and a permit
to carry it outside his residence for law enforcement.
Necesito
is currently posted at the Corella police station.
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