{"id":18877,"date":"2026-02-26T00:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=18877"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:48:48","slug":"cidg-arrests-2-alleged-gunrunners-in-tarlac-pampanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/cidg-arrests-2-alleged-gunrunners-in-tarlac-pampanga\/","title":{"rendered":"CIDG ARRESTS 2 ALLEGED GUNRUNNERS IN TARLAC, PAMPANGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga \u2014 The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group\u2019s (CIDG\u2019s) \u201cOplan Paglalansag Omega\u201d has sent to jail two suspected illegal firearms sellers in Tarlac and Pampanga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CIDG Regional Field Unit 3 chief Col. Grant Gollod said the operations were part of intensified efforts to curb illegal gunrunning activities in Central Luzon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arrested in the first operation conducted at a fastfood branch in Cut-Cut 1st, Tarlac City was alias \u201cLau,\u201d 34, a security guard and a resident of\u00a0 Moncada, Tarlac.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The gun buy-bust operation was led by the CIDG Tarlac Provincial Field Unit (PFU) headed by Maj. Arvin Hosmillo, with support from the Provincial Intelligence Team Tarlac-Regional Intelligence Unit 3, and the Tarlac City police.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The suspect was caught while allegedly selling a firearm to a police poseur-buyer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seized were a .45 Colt pistol, five live ammunition for cal. .45 gun, a magazine for cal. .45 pistol, and the\u00a0 marked and boodle money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The operation stemmed from information provided by a confidential informant who reported the suspect\u2019s alleged involvement in illegal gunrunning activities in Tarlac province prompting surveillance and the sting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a separate operation, CIDG Pampanga Provincial Field Unit, in coordination with Mexico police, arrested another suspect in Bgy. San Jose Matulid, Mexico, Pampanga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nabbed was alias \u201cNac,\u201d 43, of Bgy. San Jose, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The suspect yielded a .45 Colt pistol, one steel magazine assembly for cal. .45 gun, five live bullets for \u00a0cal. .45 pistol, and the marked and boodle money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charges for violation of Section 32 of RA 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act were filed against the arrested suspects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gollod said the CIDG will continue its intensified operations against individuals engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of firearms in the region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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