CIDG agents nab cops for selling firearms

By Vince Lopez

OPERATIVES of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested an active police officer and a former security guard for selling illegal firearms and ammunition in Batangas.

In a statement issued on Friday, CIDG director Major General. Romeo Caramat Jr. identified the suspects as Senior Master Sgt. Carlito Escorsa Jr., assigned at the Sto. Tomas City Police Station, and his cohort Ramil Esperanzate.

The suspects yielded one M16 Rifle (Colt), five pieces of long steel magazine for M16 rifle, two pieces of short steel magazine for M16 rifle, two pieces of ammunition guide for M16 rifle, 67 rounds of ammunition for M16 rifle, two pieces of cellular phones, and the boodle money in an operation in Barangay San Antonio in Sto. Tomas City on Wednesday. ever, he reminded all those concerned that tourism is a convergence of the DOT, DOTr, DPWH, they should have one organization that always meets. “They have to have convergence like Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,” he said.

“These suspects were using social media or online communication to sell unlicensed firearms, which came to our knowledge so we conducted a buy-bust operation which was successfully carried out,” Caramat said. Caramat said that the arrested suspects, who are now facing charges for violation of Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act -- and confiscated evidence were brought to CIDG Batangas PFU Office for documentation and proper disposition.

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