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.