Grenade seized at MRT-3 station, suspect arrested
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 06:17:04 +0000
THE Quezon City Police District seized a live grenade from a man who was about to board the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3) station in Cubao, Quezon City on Saturday night.
The suspect, identified as Christian Guzman, 29, from Ilagan, Isabela, was presented in a press conference at the Police Station 7 on Sunday.
National Capital Region Police Office Director Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said a lady guard manning the x-ray machine at the MRT 3 station spotted a suspicious object inside Guzman’s backpack at 7:10 p.m. on Saturday. The lady guard, Ana Mae Burlaza, immediately called the attention of police officers stationed nearby.
After an investigation, police found the grenade wrapped in a packaging tape inside a cellphone box. The police immediately brought the suspect and the grenade to the Cubao Police Station 7.
Eleazar said there was no need to stop the MRT-3 operations since police have seized the grenade and controlled the situation.
Guzman said he was merely delivering the grenade to his brother Alvin, a military officer deployed at the Communications Electronics division in Tagaytay.
Police will verify Guzman’s claim.
Guzman will be referred to the prosecutor’s office where charges for violation of Republic Act 9516 or the Illegal possession of ammunition and explosive and the Omnibus Election Code will be filed against him. DIVINA NOVA JOY DELA CRUZ
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