![]() In ruling against the petitioner, the SC held that Rodriguez failed to show any documents authorizing him to possess the same, even as it sustained that “all the links of the chain of custody were likewise established.” It also noted that the warrantless arrest and corresponding search upon the accused yielded two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing a total of 0.105 grams of white crystalline substance or shabu. 38 revolver or paltik without a serial number and loaded with ammunition, making him guilty of Illegal Sale of Firearms and Ammunitions. The high court stressed that the prosecution clearly established that during a legitimate buy-bust operation conducted by law enforcement operatives, Rodriguez was caught in the act of selling a caliber. (RA) 105914 and Section 5, Article II of RA 9165,” the SC ruled. 26, 2020 and the Resolution dated Maof the CA … for failure of petitioner Rodriguez to sufficiently show that the CA committed any reversible error in finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of Illegal Sale of Firearms and Ammunitions and Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, respectively defined and penalized under Section 32, Article V of Republic Act No. “After a judicious study of the case, the Court resolves to deny the instant petition and affirm the decision dated Oct. While the purpose of the buy-bust operation was only for the firearm and ammunition since Rodriquez had been reported to be a gunrunner, the police authorities also recovered in his possession two plastic sachets of shabu weighing 0.105 grams. 38 revolver (paltik) without a serial number and loaded with ammunition. In a decision, the SC denied the petition filed by Benjie Dela Cruz Rodriguez who was arrested in a police buy-bust operation on Jin Barangay Tampac, Aguilar, Pangasinan, for selling a caliber. The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Pangasinan resident for illegal sale of firearms and ammunition and possession of illegal drugs in 2017. ![]()
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