Calabarzon police seize 3k firearms from Jan.-Aug.
2024-Sep-04 20:00
SEIZED FIREARMS. Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, director of Police Regional Office (PRO)-Calabarzon, presents to the media the results of the intensified campaign against loose firearms from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2024 at Camp Vicente Lim in Calamba City on Tuesday (Sept. 3, 2024). He said the operations netted 2,929 firearms, of which 991 were confiscated and 1,938 were for safekeeping. (PNA)
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – In preparation for next year's national and local midterm elections and to uphold peace and order, the Police Regional Office in Calabarzon (PRO-4A) has conducted 60,332 police operations from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2024 that included the execution of search warrants, checkpoints, arrests, patrols, and Oplan Bakal/Sita and Oplan Katok.
During a presentation at Camp General Vicente Lim on Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, regional director of PRO-4A, reported that these operations netted 2,929 firearms, of which 991 were confiscated and 1,938 were for safekeeping.
The operations also led to the arrest of 612 individuals, with 606 cases filed in court.
Lucas attributed these achievements to the dedication of police officers and the active cooperation of the community in reporting illegal activities.
"Our efforts to combat illegal firearms will continue until every weapon that could be used to harm others is removed from the streets," he said. (PNA)