20 Service Firearms were Recovered from AWOL, Dismissed Policemen of MPD
The Manila Police District (MPD) has recovered twenty (20) service firearms from Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) and dismissed policemen.
According to the MPD report, they have recovered around 20 service guns from their staff who were discharged for a variety of reasons. PMaj Philipp Ines, the chief of the MPD’s Public Information Office, stated at a press conference that PMAJ Fernando Reyes’ personnel conducted the Oplan Bawi or guns recovery operation from March 4 to 6, 2022 throughout the city of Manila.
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According to Ines, police personnel recovered roughly 20 service weapons of various brands. It was caught from those who were ill, resigned, were suspended, went AWOL or absent without leave, and failed to return the service guns supplied to them by the PNP were removed from service.
It has been learned that the purpose of recovering such firearms from such police officers is to guarantee that they cannot be used in the commission of crime or other criminal conduct. Oplan Bawi is also part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) strategy to guarantee safe and peaceful elections on May 9, according to MPD Director PBGen Leo Francisco.
Meanwhile, in Barangay San Isidro, Angono, Rizal, a police officer loss his service firearms after he was the victim of a robbery hold-up. When the event occurred, an officer assigned to the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group was riding his motorbike home from the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.
His sling bag, which had his 9mm service handgun and wallet, which included identity cards and P7,000 cash, was taken by one of the criminals. Following the encounter, the men ran in various ways. The robbery was reported to the police, who launched an investigation to find and apprehend the offenders.
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