Within the city of Rivera, an individual caught carrying a weapon with out authorized paperwork misplaced his freedom.
Based on the official report, the arrest was made by officers in uniform belonging to the Rivera Police Station, who had been doing patrol work close to Carrera 3 and Calle 4, the place they noticed a person with a suspicious perspective that had tried to keep away from authority.
That is how they took maintain of ‘TazMania’, 18 years previous, whom they personally searched, discovering a 38 caliber revolver, which had no certificates supporting its validity.
“On this understanding, the citizen is caught for the crime of human trafficking, manufacturing and carrying firearms or ammunition and left to the related authority, which will likely be chargeable for defining his authorized place,” mentioned a spokesperson the police
It needs to be remembered that for this crime, the principles that set up in article 365 of the Colombian Penal Code, that any individual with out the permission of the competent authority will embody, visitors, manufacturing , transport, storage, distribution, sale, provide, restore, transport or have in a spot private protection firearms, their important elements, important instruments or ammunition, a jail sentence between 9 (9) to 12 (12) years.
Lastly, Colonel Alexander Castillo Marín, head of the Neiva Metropolitan Police, invited residents to not carry parts that might threaten the integrity of the inhabitants. “In the event you observe any of those conditions, keep in mind to make use of the emergency line 123 or contact the closest police patrol,” concluded the official.