Explain missing firearms, Urdaneta PNP chief told

URDANETA CITY – The police chief here has been asked to explain the circumstances behind 40 missing firearms.

Edwin Mapili, assistant director of the National Police Commission-Ilocos, said he relayed to Supt. Marceliano Desamito Jr., acting city police chief, the instructions of Napolcom regional director Evangeline Almirante to give a report within five days.

“This is the first time that we have 40 missing firearms…We encounter cases of missing firearms, but very rarely. Only one officer accidentally lost his firearm after he dropped it during an operation,” Mapili said.

Desamito could not be reached for comment. --  Eva Visperas