Two Singaporean men arrested in Manila after police set up sting op to nab them selling guns

The firearms confiscated by Philippine National Police after a sting op on two Singaporean men selling the guns. -- PHOTO: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE/MANILA (The Straits Times/ANN): Two Singaporean men were among three suspects arrested in the Philippines for the illegal possession and sale of firearms, said Philippine police on April 19.

The two Singaporean men and a Filipino identified as a “protection agent” were caught in possession of 10 loose firearms and one replica firearm during a police sting operation in Valenzuela City in Metro Manila on April 17, said the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).