A Philippine national identified as RQG, aka Bobong, has been arrested by members of the Tomohon Police's mobile brigade for allegedly possessing a 38-mm-caliber revolver without a permit.

Tomohon Police spokesperson Sec. Insp. Johnny Kreysen said Bobong was arrested in the Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi, after the police received a tip off from residents.

“We received the information in July that Bobong, who lived in Teling village in Tombariri district, Minahasa regency, possessed a gun without a permit,” Johnny said on Wednesday evening.

The Tomohon Police sent a team led by First Insp. Adj. Bobby Rengkuan to search for the suspect who was later discovered to be in the Talaud Islands. Detectives pursued him to the location using a fish boat.

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After days of sailing the sea, the team found Bobong 132 miles off Talaud coast and brought him to the Tomohon Police headquarters on Wednesday morning.

Johnny said the suspect originally came from Said Kalupang, General Santos City, the Philippines. One of his recent addresses was is in Mahawu village in Tuminting district, Manado.

The police seized a 38-mm-caliber revolver with two bullets, which had allegedly been brought by Bobong from the Philippines.

On Thursday, Bobong was transferred to the North Sulawesi Police headquarters in the provincial capital of Manado for further investigation.

As of Friday, it was not yet known if the suspect was involved in a larger criminal ring. (dra/bbs)