CATCH. Law enforcers check their catch in Valencia: guns and ammo from the house of a councilor’s son. (PHOTO COURTESY OF JUN SAPANGHARI)
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By BING TENORIO
GSD-Bukidnon bureau chief

VALENCIA City, Bukidnon–Authorities arrested a son of a city councilor after they searched his house here and found various firearms and ammunition on Friday.

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Police identified the suspect as Melvin Chan, 40, of Poblacion, Valencia City.

Chan’s father Eduardo is a city councilor of Valencia.

Members of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group, Bukidnon Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Unit, Bukidnon Provincial Public Safety Company, and Valencia City Police Office searched Chan’s house for illegal drugs but found none.

The search warrant for for violation of RA 9165 was issued by Judge Ma. Theresa Aban-Camanong.

Instead, what the law enforcers found were three AR AR15 rifles, two upper receivers  AR 15, six caliber .22 rifles, a Garand bolt action, rounds of assorted ammunition for various guns, assorted magazines, a unit reloader, two boxes of different empty shells, and various firearm accessories.

Chan was brought to the custodial center, and the seized firearms and ammunition were sent to a crime laboratory for examination.

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