Policemen intercepted two brothers for violating the Commission on Elections gun ban Wednesday, in Barangay Paniabonan, Bayawan City, Oriental Negros.

The suspects, identified as Allan Garcia, 28, married, a driver, and his brother, Alib, 20, single, jobless, are residents of Barangay Bagtic, Mabinay town.

The suspects who were riding a Honda XRM motorcycle without plate number, were flagged down by Troopers of Regional Mobile Group led by P/Insp. Philip Lozaga the 701st Regional Mobile Group Company who were conducting a checkpoint at the boundary crossing of Bayawan and Mabinay.

During body search, the police recovered a Gold Cup .45 caliber pistol with one magazine and five rounds of live ammunition, and a .357 revolver with defaced trade markings and chamber without bullets, allegedly owned by the brothers.

Charges for violation of the Comelec gun ban are now being readied against the suspects.

Meanwhile, in Dumaguete City, a security guard employed by the Zionights Security Agency was charged with illegal possession of firearms and violation of the COMELEC gun ban. Security guard Heide Calibo Banglos, 30, male, single, of Larena, Siquijor, was arrested Saturday, when he tried to evade the checkpoint at North National Highway corner Villa Amada, Daro, Dumaguete City.

His office address is 73 Dr. Meciano Road, Barangay Taclobo, Dumaguete.

Police said, Banglos evaded the checkpoint but was caught by Traffic Management Office personnel in the vicinity. Police also recovered from the suspect a homemade .38 caliber revolver with four live bullets.

Banglos was presented a duty detail credentials but it had expired in January this year. Records revealed that the credentials were issued for one year, and the designated place of the guard is at New Yanyan Commercial, corner Mabini and Sta. Rosa Street, Dumaguete.

He was charged with illegal possession of firearm, and violation of the Omnibus Election Code under Comelec Resolution No. 7764-A, or the Comelec gun ban.*RG

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