Village chief, husband held for guns, explosives

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines  —  A couple were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte on Tuesday.

Judith Cueno, 50, chairwoman of Barangay Del Pilar, and her husband Rico, 53, a former barangay chairman, yielded a caliber .45 pistol, a .357 revolver, a pair of handcuffs, various types of ammunition, three sticks of dynamite and bomb materials during a raid on their residence, Senior Superintendent Ernesto Tenedero Jr., Caraga police director, said.

The raid was based on a search warrant issued by Butuan Regional Trial Court Branch 2 Judge Emmanuel Escatron on Jan. 26. 

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